Presumed pituitary apoplexy in 26 dogs: Clinical findings, treatments, and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pituitary apoplexy refers to hemorrhage or infarction within the pituitary gland resulting in acute neurological abnormalities. This condition is poorly described in dogs.

Objectives

To document presenting complaints, examination findings, endocrinopathies, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), treatments, and outcomes of dogs with pituitary apoplexy.

Animals

Twenty-six client-owned dogs with acute onset of neurological dysfunction.

Methods

Retrospective case series. Dogs were diagnosed with pituitary apoplexy if MRI or histopathology documented an intrasellar or suprasellar mass with evidence of hemorrhage or infarction in conjunction with acute neurological dysfunction. Clinical information was obtained from medical records and imaging reports.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Woelfel CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10229324 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature