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Descriptor English: Pituitary Apoplexy
Descriptor Spanish: Apoplejia Hipofisaria
Descriptor apoplejía hipofisaria
Entry term(s) apoplejía pituitaria
Scope note: Pérdida súbita de la irrigación en la HIPÓFISIS, que lleva a NECROSIS tisular y pérdida de la función (PANHIPOPITUITARISMO). La causa más común es hemorragia o INFARTO de un ADENOMA HIPOFISARIO. También puede ser consecuencia de hemorragia aguda en la SILLA TURCA debido a TRAUMATISMO CRANEOENCEFÁLICO, HIPERTENSIÓN INTRACRANEAL u otros efectos agudos de hemorragia en el sistema nervioso central. Los signos clínicos incluyen intensa CEFALEA, HIPOTENSIÓN, trastornos visuales bilaterales, INCONSCIENCIA y COMA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Apoplexia Hipofisária
Descriptor French: Apoplexie hypophysaire
Entry term(s): Apoplexy, Pituitary
Tree number(s): C10.228.140.300.535.625
C10.228.140.617.738.350
C14.907.253.573.600
C19.700.725
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010899
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Pituitary Diseases (1966-1986)
Pituitary Neoplasms (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 1987
History Note: 1987
DeCS ID: 19294
Unique ID: D010899
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Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/18
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Pituitary Apoplexy - Preferred
Concept UI M0016907
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Pituitary Apoplexy
Entry term(s) Apoplexy, Pituitary



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