Pituitary apoplexy in an adolescent male with macroprolactinoma presenting as middle cerebral artery territory infarction

• Main Authors: Pankaj Agrawal (Author), Sally Newbold (Author), Ayisha Al Busaidi (Author), Ritika R Kapoor (Author), Nick Thomas (Author), Simon JB Aylwin (Author), Charles R Buchanan (Author), Ved Bhushan Arya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pituitary apoplexy typically presents with acute headache, vomiting, visual disturbance, and confusion. Herein, we report a rare presentation of ischemic stroke due to pituitary apoplexy. A 16.5-year-old male presented with reduced Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, slurred speech, right-sided hemipare...