Table.

Summary of 10 Previously Published Cases of Aseptic Meningitis in a Setting of Pituitary Apoplexy

Case number	Demographics	Symptoms	CSF WBC count (/mm3)	CSF findings	Diagnostic imaging	Reference
1	42-year-old M	Headache and vomiting	260	Neutrophilic pleocytosis	MRI	11
2	59-year-old M	Headache, neck stiffness, and nausea	4375	Neutrophilic pleocytosis	Imaging was nondiagnostic	12
3	53-year-old M	Acute headache, fever, neck stiffness, and paresis of the left oculomotor and abducens nerves	Data unavailable	Neutrophilic pleocytosis	MRI	13
4	50-year-old M	Headache, vomiting, diplopia, and right eyelid droop	52	Lymphocytic pleocytosis	CT was nondiagnostic, MRI was not performed	14
5	45-year-old M	Headache, vomiting, confusion, visual impairment, and bilateral nerve VI palsies	900	Neutrophilic pleocytosis	CT was nondiagnostic, MRI was not performed	14
6	45-year-old M	Headache and sudden onset of confusion	174	Neutrophilic pleocytosis	MRI	15
7	61-year-old M	Headache, nausea, vomiting, and flu-like symptoms. Three days after admission: left-sided ptosis and left nerve VI palsy	156	Lymphocytic pleocytosis	MRI	16
8	32-year-old F	Headache, fever, photophobia, dysarthria, and diplopia	500	Neutrophilic pleocytosis	CT	17
9	51-year-old F	Headache, fever, nausea, and vomiting	70	Neutrophilic pleocytosis	MRI	17
10	46-year-old F	Left-sided headache, nausea, vomiting, and dysarthria	110	Neutrophilic pleocytosis	CT	17

Abbreviations: CSF = cerebrospinal fluid; CT = computed tomography; F = female; M = male; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; WBC = white blood cell.