Empty sella syndrome is a rare condition that describes an abnormality of the sella turcica, a depression in the bone at the base of the skull where the pituitary gland is contained. The condition ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 37-year-old man was referred for the evaluation of an abnormal pituitary MRI scan with a question of the ...

Background: Empty sella is the neuroradiological or pathological finding of an apparently empty sella turcica containing no pituitary tissue. The prevalence of primary empty sella, i.e., empty sella ...

The sella turcica, a saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone that houses the pituitary gland, has captured considerable scientific attention owing to its complex morphology and its implications ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My 45-year-old daughter has had a headache every day for the past six months and is now being treated for migraines. She recently had an MRI of her brain, which showed that her ...

Primary empty sella syndrome is well characterized in adults, but extremely rare in children and adolescents. It is caused by a combination of intra-or supra-sellar factors and a defect in the sellar ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: My family doctor sent me to a neurosurgeon after I had a brain scan. The neurosurgeon, a man of few words, said I had “empty sella turcica syndrome.” He told me I would have to see ...

Dear Over a period of 13 years I have been in constant turmoil with my health. My family doctor sent me to a neurosurgeon after I had a brain scan. The neurosurgeon, a man of few words, said I had ...

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