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Hypothalamic tumor associated with atypical forms of anorexia nervosa and diencephalic syndrome.
- Source :
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Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria [Arq Neuropsiquiatr] 1993 Jun; Vol. 51 (2), pp. 270-4. - Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- We report the case of a 10-year-old girl with a mature teratoma in the hypothalamic region. The patient presented a 2-month history of anorexia, psychic disturbances and a 37% loss of body weight. These symptoms had led initially to a diagnosis of major depression and atypical anorexia nervosa. She also presented some signs and symptoms of diencephalic syndrome. This case illustrates the importance of considering a slow-growing mass as a rare but real possibility in the differential diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, mainly in atypical cases.
- Subjects :
- Anorexia Nervosa etiology
Child
Depressive Disorder etiology
Dermoid Cyst complications
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Hypothalamic Neoplasms complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Weight Loss
Anorexia Nervosa diagnosis
Depressive Disorder diagnosis
Dermoid Cyst diagnosis
Hypothalamic Neoplasms diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0004-282X
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8274094
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0004-282x1993000200022