2022
DOI: 10.25259/sni_979_2022
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Unusual bifrontal cerebral infarction related to pituitary apoplexy. An uncommon presentation and literature review

Abstract: Background: Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a syndromic condition described in 1950. The main symptoms are headache, visual impairment, ophthalmoplegia, and hypopituitarism. The relationship between stroke and PA is uncommon and two mechanisms are described: vascular compression and vasospasm. Case Report: A 65-old-year man presented with severe headache, vomiting, ophthalmoplegia, and somnolence. Radiological examinations showed an expansive sellar and suprasellar lesion with a heterogeneous signal, besides Di… Show more

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