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===Discovery===
===Discovery===
*[Disease name] was first discovered by [name of scientist], a [nationality + occupation], in [year]/during/following [event].
*[Sheehan syndrome] was first discovered by [Leon Konrad Gliński, though it was named after Harold Sheehan. ], about a century ago].  
 
It is still one of the most common causes of hypopituitarism in developing countries but it's prevalence is decreased in developed countries because of improved obstetrical care. Mostly, PPH leading to severe hypotension or shock results in Sheehan's syndrome.[1]]
*The association between [important risk factor/cause] and [disease name] was made in/during [year/event].
*In [year], [scientist] was the first to discover the association between [risk factor] and the development of [disease name].
*In [year], [gene] mutations were first implicated in the pathogenesis of [disease name].


==Outbreaks==
==Outbreaks==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

It is named for Harold Sheehan.[1][2]

Historical Perspective

Discovery

  • [Sheehan syndrome] was first discovered by [Leon Konrad Gliński, though it was named after Harold Sheehan. ], about a century ago].

It is still one of the most common causes of hypopituitarism in developing countries but it's prevalence is decreased in developed countries because of improved obstetrical care. Mostly, PPH leading to severe hypotension or shock results in Sheehan's syndrome.[1]]

Outbreaks

  • There have been several outbreaks of [disease name], which are summarized below:

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  • In [year], [diagnostic test/therapy] was developed by [scientist] to treat/diagnose [disease name].

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References

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  2. H. L. Sheehan. Post-partum necrosis of anterior pituitary. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, Chichester, 1937, 45: 189-214.

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