Carotid Artery Aneurysm

Sep 26, 2017 by in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE Comments Off on Carotid Artery Aneurysm

Fig. 14.1 (a) CT scan shows hemorrhagic PA extending locally to the suprasellar cisterns. (b) Postoperative CT scan after pituitary removal When SAH is secondary to a preexisting intracranial aneurysm,…

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Cerebral Ischaemia in Pituitary Apoplexy

Sep 26, 2017 by in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE Comments Off on Cerebral Ischaemia in Pituitary Apoplexy

Fig. 9.1 Sagittal section of contrast-enhanced MRI scan showing apoplexy within pituitary tumour 9.2 Pathophysiology Pathophysiology of vasospasm following pituitary apoplexy remains unknown. Trans-diaphragmatic rupture of the sellar tumour into…

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Hypothalamic Lymphoma

Sep 26, 2017 by in GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE Comments Off on Hypothalamic Lymphoma

Fig. 15.1 Enhanced CT scan on axial view (a) and sagittal T2-weighted MRI (b) showing a bilateral hypothalamic lymphoma with suprasellar extension, optic chiasm infiltration and brainstem involvement Fig. 15.2…

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Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumour Apoplexy

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Precipitating factors in pituitary apoplexy Head trauma Major surgery – especially coronary artery bypass surgery, but also aortic abdominal aneurysm surgery, cholecystectomy, shoulder arthroplasty and others Hypotension Hypertension Pregnancy Oestrogen…

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Timing of Surgery and Outcome in Pituitary Apoplexy

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Mehmet Turgut, Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Michael Powell and Natarajan Muthukumar (eds.)Pituitary Apoplexy201410.1007/978-3-642-38508-7_19 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 19. Timing of Surgery and Outcome in Pituitary Apoplexy Natarajan Muthukumar1   (1) Department of Neurosurgery, Madurai Medical College, Muruganagam, 138, Anna…

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