Vol. 33 (2) 2012 Neuro endocrinology letters

Postoperative diabetes insipidus associated with pituitary apoplexy during pregnancy.

BACKGROUND: Pituitary apoplexy during pregnancy is so rare that only 15 cases (12 pituitary adenomas, 2 lymphocytic neurohypophysitis, and 1 normal pituitary gland) have been published to date. Here, we report the case of a pregnant woman presenting with pituitary apoplexy from a nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma and provide a possible m.....