A Case of Diencephalic Syndrome Presented as Failure to Thrive from Three Month of Age.
- Author:
Seung Soo KIM
1
;
Sung Shin KIM
;
Jae Ock PARK
;
Chang Whi KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Sunchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. jop50@schbc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diencephalic syndrome;
Failure to thrive;
Brain tumor
- MeSH:
Appetite;
Brain;
Brain Neoplasms;
Child;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Emaciation;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Failure to Thrive*;
Humans;
Infant;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Parents;
Stupor;
Third Ventricle
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2003;6(2):215-220
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 14-month-old child visited emergency room with stuporous mental state. He had been suffering from failure to thrive (FTT) and emaciation since three months of age, but he had good appetite and had been euphoric. A large mass was found in the third ventricle by brain CT and MRI. His parents refused operative removal of the mass and he expired 14 days after admission. It is necessary to include diencephalic syndrome in the differential diagnosis of failure to thrive when infants show FTT despite of good appetite and euphoric status.
