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CT scan without contrast is the initial test of choice in the emergency department for patients who present with sudden-onset severe headache, visual loss or ophthalmoplegia. CT scanning can also help to differentiate subarachnoid hemorrhage arising from pituitary hemorrhage vs aneurysm.<ref name="pmid25732655">{{cite journal |vauthors=Briet C, Salenave S, Chanson P |title=Pituitary apoplexy |journal=Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=199–209 |year=2015 |pmid=25732655 |doi=10.1016/j.ecl.2014.10.016 |url=}}</ref> | |||
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CT scan without contrast is the initial test of choice in the emergency department for patients who present with sudden-onset severe headache, visual loss or ophthalmoplegia. CT scanning can also help to differentiate subarachnoid hemorrhage arising from pituitary hemorrhage vs aneurysm.[1]
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- ↑ Briet C, Salenave S, Chanson P (2015). "Pituitary apoplexy". Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. 44 (1): 199–209. doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2014.10.016. PMID 25732655.