Pituitary apoplexy associated with cortisol-induced hyperglycemia and acute delirium

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1068.e1-1068.e3

  Weng, Yi Ming ^a   Chang, Meng Wei ^a   Weng, Chia sui ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETONE BODY; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; HYPOPITUITARISM; IRRITABILITY; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TUMOR BLEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 54849440420     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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