Pituitary apoplexy

Treatment for Pituitary apoplexy should be given hormone replacement therapy to maintain water and electrolyte balance, hydrocortisone infusion, surgical decompression.

Diagnosis for pituitary apoplexy is imaging tests, such as X-ray examination, CT scan, Cerebral angiography, MRI examination, determination of pituitary function.

Symptoms of Pituitary apoplexy and Pituitary Crisis is increased intracranial pressure, visual impairment, blood pressure, body temperature, respiratory and cardiac disorders, coma.

Pituitary apoplexy causes include Ischemic factors, blood vessel bursting and bleeding, prolactinomas, trauma, radiation therapy, upper respiratory tract infection, certain drugs.

Pituitary apoplexy is acute neural endocrine disease due to suddenly hemorrhage, infarction, necrosis, swelling in pituitary tumor, shows severe meningeal and oppression surrounding tissue.