RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pituitary Apoplexy: Early Detection with Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1240
OP 1245
VO 23
IS 7
A1 Rogg, Jeffrey M.
A1 Tung, Glenn A.
A1 Anderson, Gordon
A1 Cortez, Selina
YR 2002
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/7/1240.abstract
AB Summary: Pituitary apoplexy is defined as a clinical syndrome that may include headache, visual deficits, ophthalmoplegia, or altered mental status. It may result from either infarction or hemorrhage of the pituitary gland. Prognosis is significantly improved with early diagnosis and surgical treatment. We report two cases in which diffusion-weighted MR imaging assisted in the early detection of acute pituitary infarction and led, in one case, to surgical intervention early in the course of clinical apoplexy, with resulting complete recovery.