Retroclival subdural haematoma secondary to pituitary apoplexy

Amr Hazem Mohamed; Jonathan C L Rodrigues; Marcus D Bradley; Richard J Nelson

doi:10.3109/02688697.2013.798855

Retroclival subdural haematoma secondary to pituitary apoplexy

Br J Neurosurg. 2013 Dec;27(6):845-6. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2013.798855. Epub 2013 Jun 3.

Authors

Amr Hazem Mohamed¹, Jonathan C L Rodrigues, Marcus D Bradley, Richard J Nelson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Frenchay Hospital , Bristol , UK.

PMID: 23730978
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2013.798855

Abstract

Retroclival haematomas are rare entity and they are mostly caused by trauma. There has been only one case published to have a retroclival haematoma following pituitary apoplexy. We present a patient diagnosed with pituitary apoplexy who was found to have acute subdural retroclival haematoma on the MRI.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma / pathology
Adenoma / surgery
Adult
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / etiology*
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Optic Chiasm / pathology
Pituitary Apoplexy / complications*
Pituitary Apoplexy / pathology
Pituitary Neoplasms / pathology
Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vision Disorders / etiology