[Cerebral infarction after pituitary apoplexy: Description of a case and review of the literature].
Pituitary apoplexy is usually the result of hemorrhagic infarction in a pituitary adenoma. The clinical presentation varies widely and includes asymptomatic cases, classical pituitary apoplexy and even sudden death. Cerebral ischemia due to pituitary apoplexy is very rare. It may be caused by vasospasm or direct compression of cerebral vessels by the tumor. We report a case of pituitary apoplexy associated with cerebral infarction and discuss the relationship between the two events.
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España. Electronic address: ramonserramito@hotmail.com.
Ramón
R
Serramito García
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España.
José María
JM
Santín Amo
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España.
Paula
P
Román Pena
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España.
Lara
L
Pita Buezas
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España.
Lara
L
González Gómez
Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España.
Alfredo
A
García Allut
D000236:Adenoma; D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010899:Pituitary Apoplexy / Q000150:complications*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms
Apoplejía pituitaria; Cerebral infarction; Compresión; Compression; Infarto cerebral; Pituitary apoplexy; Vasoespasmo; Vasospasm