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Pituitary Apoplexy BMJ 297:1526-1527, Lewin,I.G.,et al, 1988 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Pituitary apoplexy,a complication of pituitary adenomas,is characterised by sudden headache,visual impairment,and ophthalmoplegia and is usually associated with haemorrhagic infarction of the tumour.This condition may be mistaken for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage,and the true diagnosis may be delayed or even remain unsuspected because the underlying pituitary adenoma is frequently not clinically apparent.We describe a case of pituitary apoplexy in which urgent computed tomography(CT)and cerebral angiography were essential to establish the diagnosis.

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