ArticleCureus2021
Utility of Constructive Interference in Steady-State Sequence in Detecting Thin Pituitary Stalk in Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome.
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- Re-analysis of gene mutations found in pituitary stalk interruption syndrome and a new hypothesis on the etiology.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome with coexistent focal cortical dysplasia in a young boy.BMJ case reports · 2025Article
- Two Cases of Late Diagnosis Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome and Literature Review.International medical case reports journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a rare congenital anomaly, causing hypothalamic-pituitary malfunction. It is characterized by hypoplastic anterior pituitary, absent or thin infundibulum, and absent or ectopic posterior pituitary. Its early recognition is important in disease management. MRI plays a pivotal role in early diagnosis. We report a case of a 13-year-old male child, presenting with stunting of growth and discrepancy between chronological and bone age of four years. A subsequent MRI revealed a small anterior pituitary, hypoplastic pituitary stalk, and an absence of visualization of the bright pituitary gland signal in the sella. The posterior pituitary gland was present ectopically in the midline along the floor of the third ventricle near the median eminence.
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