Pituitary apoplexy

Pituitary apoplexy

Infobox_Disease
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Caption =
DiseasesDB = 10049
ICD10 = ICD10|E|23|6|e|20
ICD9 = ICD9|253.8
ICDO =
OMIM =
MedlinePlus = 001167
eMedicineSubj = oph
eMedicineTopic = 471
MeshID = D010899

Pituitary apoplexy is a form of apoplexy, or infarction, affecting the pituitary gland.cite web |url=http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/endocrinology/pituitary/pituitary.htm#apoplexy |title=Pituitary Disorders |format= |work= |accessdate=]

Headaches are often associated.cite journal |author=Biousse V, Newman NJ, Oyesiku NM |title=Precipitating factors in pituitary apoplexy |journal=J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. |volume=71 |issue=4 |pages=542–5 |year=2001 |month=October |pmid=11561045 |doi= |url=http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11561045]

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