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Date Published: 28/02/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56535/jmpm.v48i2.258
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Vol. 48 No. 2 (2023): TẠP CHÍ Y DƯỢC HỌC QUÂN SỰ SỐ 2 - 2023
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Nguyen, X. P., Trần, M. C., & Nguyễn, H. A. (2023). CASE REPORT: PITUITARY APOPLEXY. Journal of Military Pharmaco-medicine, 48(2), 59-63. https://doi.org/10.56535/jmpm.v48i2.258

CASE REPORT: PITUITARY APOPLEXY

Nguyen Xuan Phuong1, , Tran Manh Cuong1, Nguyen Hai An1
1 Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Military Medical University

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Abstract

Pituitary apoplexy is a rare surgical emergency. This condition involves the rapid progression, which can threaten patients’ life and is caused by haemorrhage or infarction in the pituitary gland. In most cases, a pituitary apoplexy occurs on a pre-existing pituitary tumor. The patient presents with a clinical syndrome of headache, visual deficits, ophthalmoplegia, and altered mental status and hormonal dysfunction. We report a 28-year-old male patient with no previous history of pituitary gland disease. There was a sudden onset and rapid progression, and the patient underwent emergency endoscopic nasal surgery. After surgery, the patient's neurological function was improved and stable.

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Pituitary apoplexy, Surgery

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