Diencephalic syndrome: A rare and easily overlooked cause of failure to thrive

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Dejkhamron P., Likasitwattankul S., Unachak K.
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2014
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-4544348274&partnerID=40&md5=9c275e03b6dc30713476e32fdcb1f161; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15471306; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3966
• المؤسسة: Chiang Mai University

Background: Diencephalic syndrome (DS) is an uncommon cause of failure to thrive in infants and young children. The major manifestations are emaciation, hyperkinesia, and euphoria. Most patients have a tumor in the hypothalamic-optic chiasma region. Case Report: Two children, aged 14 months and 5 ye...