Open AccessUnusual Case of Bilateral Caudate Infarcts Following Pituitary Apoplexy
Author(s) -
Tania Rebeiz,
Wilson Cueva,
Agnieszka Ardelt
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.4528
Subject(s) - pituitary apoplexy , medicine , anterior cerebral artery , middle cerebral artery , cerebral arteries , posterior cerebral artery , ischemia , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiology , pituitary adenoma , radiology , adenoma
Cerebral ischemia due to pituitary apoplexy is very rare. It may be caused by vasospasm or direct compression of cerebral vessels by the expanding mass. Bilateral caudate infarcts also are very rare. To our knowledge, this is the first case report that presents pituitary apoplexy causing compression of bilateral anterior cerebral artery branches and leading to bilateral caudate infarcts.
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