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. 2022 Sep 30;14(9):e29769. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29769

Table 3. Clinical presentation of PA.

PA: pituitary apoplexy

Clinical picture at diagnosis Total (number of patients (% of the total)) Classical PA (number of patients (% of the total)) Subclinical PA (number of patients (% of the total))
Headache 16 (44.4%) 13 (36.1%) 3 (8.3%)
Visual disturbances 16 (44.4%) 13 (36.1%) 3 (8.3%)
Oculomotor palsies 10 (27.7%) 9 (25%) 1 (2.7%)
Decreased visual acuity 7 (19.4%) 4 (11.1%) 3 (8.3%)
Visual field defects 8 (22.2%) 5 (13.8%) 3 (8.3%)
Vomiting and nausea 8 (22.2%) 7 (19.4%) 1 (2.7%)
Fatigability 2 (5.5%) 1 (2.7%) 1 (2.7%)
Pilosity or skin changes 2 (5.5%) 0 (0%) 2 (5.5%)
Sexual dysfunction 1 (2.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.7%)
Gynecomastia 2 (5.5%) 0 (0%) 2 (5.5%)
Arterial hypertension 1 (2.7%) 1 (2.7%) 0 (0%)
Others (weight loss, sweating, loss of appetite, balance disorder, and coma) 6 (16.6%) 4 (11.1%) 2 (5.5%)