Table 8:
Presenting Signs and
Symptoms of Pituitary Apoplexy
Signs and
Symptoms
Percentage of Patients
Headache
90
Visual disturbances
60
Ocular palsies
40
Nausea/Vomiting
40

Altered mental
status

20
Meningismus
20
Hemiparesis
4
Fever
2.5
  
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