Table 3. Clinical presentation of PA.
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%) |