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apoplexy
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apoplexy: see stroke stroke, destruction of brain tissue as a result of intracerebral hemorrhage or infarction caused by thrombosis (clotting) or embolus (obstruction in a blood vessel caused by clotted blood or other foreign matter circulating in the bloodstream); formerly called
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1,10,13) This form of "autoparathyroidectomy" or "parathyroid apoplexy" results in hemorrhagic necrosis of the gland that is similar to processes seen in other endocrine gland neoplasms, namely pituitary apoplexy and adrenal adenoma.
The 'sentinel clot' sign in spontaneous retropharyngeal hematoma ... by Stuckey, Stephen / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Pituitary Apoplexy After Administration of Heparin and Isosorbide Dinitrate
Correspondence by Southern Medical Journal
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