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Pituitary apoplexy with optic tract oedema and haemorrhage in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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Bilateral optic tract oedema, left optic tract haemorrhage and subarachnoid haemorrhage occurred in a 70-year-old man with pituitary apoplexy associated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Left optic tract haemorrhage was confirmed on MRI.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK e-mail: robert.lenthall@mail.qmcuh-tr. trent.nhs.uk Tel.: + 44-115-9 249924 ext. 42311 Fax: + 44-1 15-9 42 49 94, , , , , , GB

    R. Lenthall & T. Jaspan

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK, , , , , , GB

    V. Gonugunta

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Received: 22 February 2000 Accepted: 19 July 2000

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Lenthall, R., Gonugunta, V. & Jaspan, T. Pituitary apoplexy with optic tract oedema and haemorrhage in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Neuroradiology 43, 156–158 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340000390

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