Pituitary apoplexy

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Pituitary apoplexy
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 E23.6
ICD-9 253.8
DiseasesDB 10049
MedlinePlus 001167
eMedicine oph/471 
MeSH D010899

Pituitary apoplexy is a form of apoplexy, or infarction, affecting the pituitary gland.[1]

Headaches are often associated.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pituitary Disorders.
  2. ^ Biousse V, Newman NJ, Oyesiku NM (October 2001). "Precipitating factors in pituitary apoplexy". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. 71 (4): 542–5. PMID 11561045.