Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.  2003 Sep;6(2):215-220.

A Case of Diencephalic Syndrome Presented as Failure to Thrive from Three Month of Age

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  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Sunchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. jop50@schbc.ac.kr

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.

Keyword

Diencephalic syndrome; Failure to thrive; Brain tumor

MeSH Terms

Appetite
Brain
Brain Neoplasms
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Emaciation
Emergency Service, Hospital
Failure to Thrive*
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Parents
Stupor
Third Ventricle
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