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11587471

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-5
pubmed:abstractText
Pituitary apoplexy is a severe and potentially life-threatening condition that may be highly variable in its clinical presentation. We report a 37-year-old man presenting to the emergency department with diplopia that abruptly developed while he was eating canned and bottled food prepared at home. A computed tomography scanning revealed an isodense mass within the sellar region and, subsequently, a magnetic resonance imaging showed a pituitary apoplexy causing a compression of the right III and VI oculomotor nerves. There was no improvement with hydrocortisone therapy and the patient underwent a transsphenoidal excision of the mass with an uneventful course. Pituitary apoplexy may raise in the appropriate setting the suspicion of botulism. The abrupt-onset paralysis of oculomotor nerves has been described as the chief presenting sign of pituitary apoplexy in only few cases including this. A pathophysiology, differential diagnosis with botulism and other causes of multiple cranial nerve paralysis, and treatment are described.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0969-9546
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Abrupt-onset oculomotor paralysis: an endocrine emergency.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Sciences, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports