-transparent.png){kind=logo}
Empty sella is an anatomical condition caused by herniation of the subarachnoid space into the pituitary fossa through an incompetent sellar diaphragm. Headache seems to be one of the most frequently reported symptoms. We studied 13 headache patients (12 females, 1 male) presenting with primary empty sella (PES) on CT scan. The characteristics of the headache were analyzed and plasma levels of pituitary hormones or cortisol assessed. We confirmed the nonspecific nature of the headache in PES even though the majority of our patients complained of daily headache, mostly localized anteriorly. Hormone plasma levels were within normal range in all the patients assessed. However, four patients reported earlier endocrine disorders and more than half of the patients presented with obesity. In our opinion, PES should be suspected in middle-aged overweight women with daily headache even in the absence of endocrine symptomatology.
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
September 1981,
Headache,
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
August 1986,
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery,
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
January 1988,
Ugeskrift for laeger,
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
January 1994,
Current therapy in endocrinology and metabolism,
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
May 2024,
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists,
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
August 1981,
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India,
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
August 2012,
Pediatric endocrinology reviews : PER,
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
December 1981,
Surgical neurology,
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
December 1999,
Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India,
T Catarci, and
F Fiacco, and
L Bozzao, and
M Pati, and
A V Magiar, and
R Cerbo
January 1977,
Transactions of the Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological Society annual meeting,
