| Wen-Ta Chiu |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=None ------>paper_class3=1 ------>paper_class2=1 ------>vol=5 ------>confirm_bywho=hj2166 ------>insert_bywho=wtchiu ------>Jurnal_Rank=None ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=1 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2=83 ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=E0110 ------>insert_date=20080421 ------>iam=1 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=4 ------>ISSN= ------>authors_c= ------>score=33 ------>journal_name=Bulletin of the Neurological Society (Taiwan). ------>paper_name=Craniopharyngioma - An Analysis of 54 Cases. ------>confirm_date=20080423 ------>tch_id=073010 ------>pmid=12493122 ------>page1=80 ------>fullAbstract=OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Diencephalic syndrome of emaciation (DS) is seen almost exclusively in infants and young children, and only two cases of DS in adults have been reported previously. We describe a case of DS associated with a third ventricle intrinsic craniopharyngioma in an adult patient. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 54-year-old man presented with profound emaciation, disorientation, memory loss, and psychological disorders. Computed tomographic scanning and magnetic resonance imaging of his brain disclosed a tumor within the third ventricle. The preoperative endocrinological examination indicated an elevated growth hormone level and a decreased somatomedin C level. INTERVENTION: The patient underwent partial resection of the tumor, which was adherent to the floor of the third ventricle but not to the ventricle wall, by an interhemispheric-transcallosal approach. The histological examination revealed a squamous papillary-type craniopharyngioma. The patient received 50 Gy of radiotherapy, which resulted in 90 to 95% reduction of the tumor size within 6 months, as indicated by the magnetic resonance images presented. The psychological disorders, memory disturbance, and severe emaciation improved gradually thereafter. CONCLUSION: Although extremely rare, DS can occur in an adult harboring a tumor in the anterior hypothalamus. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=17876 ------>authors2=Chun-Jen Shih ------>authors3=Chuan-Kai Tsou ------>authors4=Yeou-Chih Wang ------>authors5= ------>authors6= ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Wen-Ta Chiu ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=0 ------>updateTitle=Diencephalic syndrome of emaciation in an adult associated with a third ventricle intrinsic craniopharyngioma: case report. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=NULL ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=1980 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=1 |