Guide To The Causes And Complications Of Pituitary Tumors

Pituitary Apoplexy

Apoplexy is cerebral bleeding or hemorrhage in the brain. Pituitary apoplexy is when an individual develops a pituitary adenoma that grows in a fashion that obstructs its own blood supply or spontaneously hemorrhages. Pituitary apoplexy causes acute swelling, bleeding in the brain, and tumor cell death. When tissues in the brain bleed, the increased pressure inside of the skull can cause the optic nerves, pituitary gland, and the nerves that control eye movement to become compressed. Symptoms of pituitary apoplexy include fever, stiff neck, hormone insufficiency, visual loss, nausea, vomiting, double vision, severe headache, and loss of consciousness. A CT scan and an MRI can detect pituitary apoplexy that has occurred due to a tumor in the pituitary gland.

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