Pituitary apoplexy in an adolescent male with macroprolactinoma presenting as middle cerebral artery territory infarction

Pituitary apoplexy in an adolescent male with macroprolactinoma presenting as middle cerebral artery territory infarction

Pituitary apoplexy typically presents with acute headache, vomiting, visual disturbance, and confusion. Herein, we report a rare presentation of ischemic stroke due to pituitary apoplexy. A 16.5-year-old male presented with reduced Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, slurred speech, right-sided hemipare...

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Main Authors: Pankaj Agrawal, Sally Newbold, Ayisha Al Busaidi, Ritika R Kapoor, Nick Thomas, Simon JB Aylwin, Charles R Buchanan, Ved Bhushan Arya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2022-12-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
Subjects:
pituitary adenoma
pituitary apoplexy
stroke
prolactinoma
Online Access:http://e-apem.org/upload/pdf/apem-2142204-102.pdf

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