Bilateral cerebral infarction in the setting of pituitary apoplexy: a case presentation and literature review

TY - JOUR

T1 - Bilateral cerebral infarction in the setting of pituitary apoplexy: a case presentation and literature review

AU - Banerjee, Christopher

AU - Snelling, Brian

AU - Hanft, Simon

AU - Komotar, Ricardo J.

N1 - Background Pituitary tumor apoplexy (PTA) is a potentially fatal condition caused by hemorrhage and rapid expansion of a pituitary tumor. One rare consequence of PTA is occlusion of the intracavernous carotid arteries, very rarely leading to cerebral infarction.

PY - 2015/6/1

Y1 - 2015/6/1

UR - https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11102-014-0581-x

U2 - 10.1007/S11102-014-0581-X

DO - 10.1007/S11102-014-0581-X

M3 - Article

VL - 18

JO - Pituitary

JF - Pituitary

ER -