"Pituitary Apoplexy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The sudden loss of blood supply to the PITUITARY GLAND, leading to tissue NECROSIS and loss of function (PANHYPOPITUITARISM). The most common cause is hemorrhage or INFARCTION of a PITUITARY ADENOMA. It can also result from acute hemorrhage into SELLA TURCICA due to HEAD TRAUMA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; or other acute effects of central nervous system hemorrhage. Clinical signs include severe HEADACHE; HYPOTENSION; bilateral visual disturbances; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; and COMA.
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D010899
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.300.535.625 C10.228.140.617.738.350 C14.907.253.573.600 C19.700.725
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