Primary empty sella syndrome in a woman with metabolic syndrome presenting with syncopal attack: A case report

Primary empty sella syndrome in a woman with metabolic syndrome presenting with syncopal attack: A case report

Background: Empty sella syndrome (ESS) is a disorder that is characterised by leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the sella turcica through a diaphragmatic sellae defect, leading to compression and flattening of the pituitary gland. It is usually asymptomatic and mostly incidentally detected dur...

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Main Authors: E Musa, B Alonge, D Shok, W Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
primary empty sella syndrome
metabolic syndrome
syncopal attack
headache
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2019;volume=28;issue=4;spage=536;epage=539;aulast=Musa;type=0

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