Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Pituitary apoplexy is a neurological emergency, whose prevalence is generally underestimated. The overall prevalence ranges from 0.6 to 27.7% of all pituitary tumours.Methodology: Retrospective analysis of hospital medical records of 274 patients with pituitary adenoma who presented to us between 1996–2006 was done.Results: Of the 274 patients analysed, 84 had features of pituitary apoplexy (31%) Mean age was 44.7 ...