Endocrine Abstracts

Case history: An 84-year old man with known non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma was admitted with productive cough and headache. Clinical assessment revealed evidence of pneumonia and antibiotic treatment was initiated. However subsequently the patient’s GCS dropped to 12. Left-sided 6th nerve palsy was present, but patient drowsiness precluded visual-field examination. CT brain showed pituitary tumour apoplexy due to haemorrhage, confirmed on MRI. His condi...