Panhypopituitarism Due to Internal Carotid Artery Branch Aneurysm Compressing Pituitary Gland.

Background: Panhypopituitarism due to compression of pituitary gland by internal carotid artery branch aneurysm is extremely rare.

Case Presentation: A 70 year old male presented with history of fall and altered sensorium. Investigations revealed hyponatremia , hypopituitarism and sellar mass.

Nested PCR Assay for Eight Pathogens: A Rapid Tool for Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis.

Purpose: Bacterial meningitis is a dreadful infectious disease with a high mortality and morbidity if remained undiagnosed. Traditional diagnostic methods for bacterial meningitis pose a challenge in accurate identification of pathogen, making prognosis difficult. The present study is therefore aimed to design and evaluate a specific and sensitive nested 16S rDNA genus-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using clinical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for rapid diagnosis of eight pathogens causing the disease.