A Case of Apoplexy of Rathke’s Cleft Cyst Followed by Cerebral Infarction

Table 1

Summary of the clinical presentations and endocrinological findings in reported cases of RCC apoplexy.

Author and year	Age, sex	Presentation	Preop endocrine; findings	Postop endocrine; results
Onesti et al., 1990 [16]	25, F	Headache, nausea	Normal	Normal
Kleinschmidt-DeMasters et al., 1995 [11]	51, F	Visual deterioration	NA	NA
Kurisaka et al., 1998 [18]	8, F	Headache	Normal	Normal
Nishioka et al., 1999 [15]	46, F	Headache, visual loss, nausea	Normal	Normal
Fukushima et al., 2001 [22]	67, F	Headache, nausea, ptosis	Normal	HRT for cortisol
Pawar et al., 2002 [17]	19, M	Headache, blurred vision	Normal	Normal
Rosales et al., 2004 [23]	34, M	Headache, diplopia	PRL elevation, decreased T4	HRT for DI and thyroid
Binning et al., 2008 [9]	24, F	Headache	Normal	Normal
	20, M	Headache, nausea, diplopia	Decreased testosterone	HRT for testosterone
	23, F	Headache, visual loss	PRL elevation	Normal
	49, M	Headache	Normal	Normal
	21, F	Headache	Decreased T4	HRT for thyroid
	54, F	Headache, visual loss	Normal	Normal
Raper and Besser, 2009 [24]	72, F	NA	NA	NA
Present case	67, F	Hemiparesis	Normal	Normal

PRL, prolactin; DI, diabetes insipidus; HRT, hormone replacement therapy; NA, not available.