Pituitary apoplexy 5186960 215955655 2008-05-30T12:51:09Z Arcadian 104523 stub {{Infobox_Disease | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Image = | 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]].<ref name="urlPituitary Disorders">{{cite web |url=http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/endocrinology/pituitary/pituitary.htm#apoplexy |title=Pituitary Disorders |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> [[Headache]]s are often associated.<ref name="pmid11561045">{{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}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{medicine-stub}} {{Endocrine pathology}} {{Vascular diseases}}