Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta

Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a clinical diagnosis comprising a sudden onset of headache, neurological deficits, endocrine disturbances, altered consciousness, visual loss, or ophthalmoplegia. However, clinically, the presentation of PA is extremely variable and occasionally fatal. While meningitis and...

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Autores principales: Thirumalai V. Srivatsan, Haroon M. Pillay, Lakshay Raheja
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fb476565dc684e5db0e18f2a52bbde822021-11-27T00:19:21ZPituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta0103-53552359-592210.1055/s-0041-1733947https://doaj.org/article/fb476565dc684e5db0e18f2a52bbde822021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1733947https://doaj.org/toc/0103-5355https://doaj.org/toc/2359-5922Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a clinical diagnosis comprising a sudden onset of headache, neurological deficits, endocrine disturbances, altered consciousness, visual loss, or ophthalmoplegia. However, clinically, the presentation of PA is extremely variable and occasionally fatal. While meningitis and cerebral infarcts are themselves serious diseases, they are rarely seen as manifestations of PA and are exceedingly rare when present together. We present the case of a 20-year-old male with a rapid progression of symptoms of meningitis, PA and stroke. The present article seeks to emphasize a rare manifestation of PA with an attempt to understand the intricacies of its evaluation and management.Thirumalai V. SrivatsanHaroon M. PillayLakshay RahejaThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.articlepituitary apoplexystrokecerebral infarctmeningitisMedicineRSurgeryRD1-811ENBrazilian Neurosurgery, Vol 40, Iss 04, Pp e364-e367 (2021)
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topic pituitary apoplexy
stroke
cerebral infarct
meningitis
Medicine
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Surgery
RD1-811
spellingShingle pituitary apoplexy
stroke
cerebral infarct
meningitis
Medicine
R
Surgery
RD1-811
Thirumalai V. Srivatsan
Haroon M. Pillay
Lakshay Raheja
Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta
description Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a clinical diagnosis comprising a sudden onset of headache, neurological deficits, endocrine disturbances, altered consciousness, visual loss, or ophthalmoplegia. However, clinically, the presentation of PA is extremely variable and occasionally fatal. While meningitis and cerebral infarcts are themselves serious diseases, they are rarely seen as manifestations of PA and are exceedingly rare when present together. We present the case of a 20-year-old male with a rapid progression of symptoms of meningitis, PA and stroke. The present article seeks to emphasize a rare manifestation of PA with an attempt to understand the intricacies of its evaluation and management.
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author Thirumalai V. Srivatsan
Haroon M. Pillay
Lakshay Raheja
author_facet Thirumalai V. Srivatsan
Haroon M. Pillay
Lakshay Raheja
author_sort Thirumalai V. Srivatsan
title Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta
title_short Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta
title_full Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta
title_fullStr Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta
title_full_unstemmed Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta
title_sort pituitary apoplexy, meningitis and cerebral infarction - a perplexing trifecta
publisher Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/fb476565dc684e5db0e18f2a52bbde82
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