title: On the Origins of Pituitary Apoplexy.
abstract: This paper sketches the early history of pituitary apoplexy, a disorder later fully described in 1950 by Brougham, Heusner and Adams. Haemorrhage or necrosis in an adenoma causes a characteristic sudden drowsiness, stupor or coma, headache and stiff neck, ocular palsy, and impaired acuity with visual field loss owing to optic nerve or chiasmal compression. The associated endocrinopathy and management are described.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary, East Yorks, UK.
authors.forename: John M S
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008488:Medical Illustration / Q000266:history; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000266:history*