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Acute [[pituitary apoplexy]] can be life-threatening. Emergent application of medical and surgical treatment is associated with greater improvement in visual field defects, visual acuity, and diplopia.<ref name="pmid19809320">{{cite journal |vauthors=Murad-Kejbou S, Eggenberger E |title=Pituitary apoplexy: evaluation, management, and prognosis |journal=Curr Opin Ophthalmol |volume=20 |issue=6 |pages=456–61 |year=2009 |pmid=19809320 |doi=10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283319061 |url=}}</ref> The outlook is good for people who have chronic hormone deficiency that is diagnosed and treated.<ref name="pmid26221291">{{cite journal |vauthors=Xiao D, Wang S, Huang Y, Zhao L, Wei L, Ding C |title=Clinical analysis of infarction in pituitary adenoma |journal=Int J Clin Exp Med |volume=8 |issue=5 |pages=7477–86 |year=2015 |pmid=26221291 |pmc=4509236 |doi= |url=}}</ref> Patients require hormone(s) replacement therapy for life. | Acute [[pituitary apoplexy]] can be life-threatening. Emergent application of medical and surgical treatment is associated with greater improvement in [[Visual field defect|visual field defects]], [[visual acuity]], and [[diplopia]].<ref name="pmid19809320">{{cite journal |vauthors=Murad-Kejbou S, Eggenberger E |title=Pituitary apoplexy: evaluation, management, and prognosis |journal=Curr Opin Ophthalmol |volume=20 |issue=6 |pages=456–61 |year=2009 |pmid=19809320 |doi=10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283319061 |url=}}</ref> The outlook is good for people who have chronic [[hormone]] deficiency that is diagnosed and treated.<ref name="pmid26221291">{{cite journal |vauthors=Xiao D, Wang S, Huang Y, Zhao L, Wei L, Ding C |title=Clinical analysis of infarction in pituitary adenoma |journal=Int J Clin Exp Med |volume=8 |issue=5 |pages=7477–86 |year=2015 |pmid=26221291 |pmc=4509236 |doi= |url=}}</ref> Patients require [[hormone]](s) replacement therapy for life. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Complications
Complications of untreated pituitary apoplexy can include;
Prognosis
Acute pituitary apoplexy can be life-threatening. Emergent application of medical and surgical treatment is associated with greater improvement in visual field defects, visual acuity, and diplopia.[1] The outlook is good for people who have chronic hormone deficiency that is diagnosed and treated.[2] Patients require hormone(s) replacement therapy for life.
References
- ↑ Murad-Kejbou S, Eggenberger E (2009). "Pituitary apoplexy: evaluation, management, and prognosis". Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 20 (6): 456–61. doi:10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283319061. PMID 19809320.
- ↑ Xiao D, Wang S, Huang Y, Zhao L, Wei L, Ding C (2015). "Clinical analysis of infarction in pituitary adenoma". Int J Clin Exp Med. 8 (5): 7477–86. PMC 4509236. PMID 26221291.