[A woman with a pituitary stone].

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd

Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Alkmaar.

Published: September 2022

A 78-year-old female patient was presented with acute onset nystagmus and vertigo. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed that revealed a pituitary stone. Metabolic imbalances have been described as their cause. Endocrinological analysis showed an elevated corrected serum calcium level (2.77 mmol/L). Further nuclear radiology analysis exposed a primary hyperparathyroidism.

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