Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: The United Kingdom (UK) guidelines for management of acute pituitary apoplexy recommend the Pituitary Apoplexy Score (PAS) to objectively assess clinical severity of this rare neuro-endocrine emergency. We aimed to apply retrospectively this scoring tool to a large, single centre series of patients with acute pituitary apoplexy, and to determine its applicability in the management of these patients in the acute setting.Methods: Retrospective study ...

Background: Pituitary apoplexy is rare resulting from acute haemorrhagic infarction of a pituitary adenoma. Optimal management in the acute stage still remains a matter of debate.Methods: Retrospective analysis of casenotes of patients presenting with acute apoplexy at a single neurosurgical centre between 1984 and 2009 in the United Kingdom.Results: Fifty-five patients (35 males, mean age 52.4 (range 14–78) years, mean years ...