Pituitary apoplexy (PA)

垂体卒中

英文解释

Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a clinical syndrome of headache, visual deficits, ophthalmoplegia, and alteration in mental status resulting from the sudden hemorrhage or infarction of a pituitary adenoma. Infarction of a normal gland also may occur in certain circumstances. Its manifestations are variable, ranging from a clinically benign event to a catastrophic presentation with permanent neurologic deficits or even death.

中文解释

垂体卒中 (PA) 是一种由垂体腺瘤突发出血或梗死引起的头痛、视力障碍、眼肌麻痹和精神状态改变的临床综合征。正常腺体梗塞在某些情况下也可能发生。其表现是可变的，从临床良性事件到灾难性的永久性神经缺损甚至死亡。

参考文献

[1]. Rolih CA, Ober KP. Pituitary apoplexy. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1993 Jun;22(2):291-302.