title: Postpartum pituitary apoplexy with isolated oculomotor nerve palsy: A rare medical emergency.
abstract: Pituitary apoplexy is a clinical syndrome characterized by sudden onset headache, visual deficits, ophthalmoplegia, altered mental status, and hormonal dysfunction due to an expanding mass within the sella turcica resulting from hemorrhage or infarction of pituitary gland. We report a case of pituitary apoplexy that developed in postpartum period following postpartum hemorrhage and presented with isolated third cranial nerve palsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dr. RPGMC, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sujeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dr. RPGMC, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vaneet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jearth
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Dr. RPGMC, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dr. RPGMC, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr. RPGMC, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kewal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mistry
keywords: Pituitary apoplexy; oculomotor nerve; postpartum