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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Auteurs principaux:	Thirumalai V. Srivatsan, Haroon M. Pillay, Lakshay Raheja
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Publié:	Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021
Sujets:	pituitary apoplexy stroke cerebral infarct meningitis Medicine R Surgery RD1-811
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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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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
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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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Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta

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