ea0021p283 | Pituitary | SFEBES2009
Bleaney William
, MacFarlane Ian
, Rothwell Nicola
, Noonan Carmel
, Javadpour Mohsen
, Daousi Christina
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 1478) years, mean years ...