[Cerebral infarction after pituitary apoplexy: Description of a case and review of the literature]

Abstract

Pituitary apoplexy is usually the result of hemorrhagic infarction in a pituitary adenoma. The clinical presentation varies widely and includes asymptomatic cases, classical pituitary apoplexy and even sudden death. Cerebral ischemia due to pituitary apoplexy is very rare. It may be caused by vasospasm or direct compression of cerebral vessels by the tumor. We report a case of pituitary apoplexy associated with cerebral infarction and discuss the relationship between the two events.

Keywords: Apoplejía pituitaria; Cerebral infarction; Compresión; Compression; Infarto cerebral; Pituitary apoplexy; Vasoespasmo; Vasospasm.