An infant with hyperalertness, hyperkinesis, and failure to thrive: a rare diencephalic syndrome due to hypothalamic anaplastic astrocytoma

BACKGROUND: Diencephalic Syndrome is a rare clinical condition of failure to thrive despite a normal caloric intake, hyperalertness, hyperkinesis, and euphoria usually associated with low-grade hypothalamic astrocytomas. CASE PRESENTATION: We reported an unusual case of diencephalic cachexia due to...

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Autores principales: Stival, Alessia, Lucchesi, Maurizio, Farina, Silvia, Buccoliero, Anna Maria, Castiglione, Francesca, Genitori, Lorenzo, de Martino, Maurizio, Sardi, Iacopo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4559913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26337554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-1626-x

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