Sheehan syndrome associated with raised intracranial pressure

J Neuroophthalmol. 2013 Mar;33(1):54-7. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31825be577.

Abstract

Intracranial hypertension (IH) has been associated with hypocortisolism caused by either primary adrenocortical insufficiency or corticosteroid withdrawal.

Method: The authors describe a case of IH in association with Sheehan syndrome (SS) in a postpartum 29-year-old woman.

Results: The clinical manifestations of IH resolved with corticosteroid replacement.

Conclusions: This case supports a causal role of hypocortisolism in IH. The authors are unaware of previous reports of hypocortisolism caused by SS leading to IH.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypopituitarism / complications*
  • Hypopituitarism / physiopathology
  • Intracranial Hypertension / complications*
  • Intracranial Hypertension / physiopathology
  • Intracranial Pressure / physiology*
  • Postpartum Period