Abstract

ESCOBAR-MERA, MARÍA ANTONIA et al. Pituitary apoplexy. An unusual cause of thunderclap headaches. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2022, vol.47, n.3, pp.1-.  Epub Apr 24, 2023. ISSN 0120-2448.  https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2022.2336.

A thunderclap headache (TCH) is defined as an excruciating headache which occurs abruptly like "thunder," reaches its maximum point in less than a minute, and should be considered a medical emergency.

Below, we present the clinical case of a 49-year-old Colombian patient who developed a thunderclap headache as the initial sign of pituitary apoplexy. He progressed satisfactorily, with no evidence of sequelae, highlighting the early diagnosis of a potentially fatal entity. (Acta Med Colomb 2022; 47. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2022.2336).

Keywords : pituitary apoplexy; thunderclap headache; hypopituitarism.

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