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ArticleCureus2024

Lost Connection: A Case Report of Interrupted Pituitary Stalk Syndrome.

Rana Bilal Idrees, Mariam Malik, Faisal Ehsan Cheema, Maham Khalid, Farwa Malik, Muhammad Hamid Chaudhary

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Rana Bilal IdreesRadiology, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Mariam MalikRadiology, Atomic Energy Cancer Hospital, Nuclear Medicine Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI), Islamabad, PAK.
Faisal Ehsan CheemaDiagnostic Radiology, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Maham KhalidRadiology, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Farwa MalikRadiology, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Muhammad Hamid ChaudharyCardiac Surgery, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology, Multan, PAK.

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Abstract

Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome is a triad of thin (<1 mm) or complete absence of the pituitary stalk with either an aplastic or ectopic posterior lobe of the pituitary gland and a hypoplastic or absent anterior lobe of the pituitary. Patients present with growth retardation, short height, seizures, intellectual disability, and absence of sexual maturation at the expected time. Here, we presented a case of a 12-year-old male with stunted growth. Upon examination, there was reduced height, more than 3 standard deviations below the average for his chronological age. Laboratory results showed reduced levels of growth hormone and thyrotropin. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry revealed osteoporosis, while an X-ray of the wrist for bone age corresponded to seven years. MRI imaging confirmed the classical triad of findings for pituitary stalk interruption syndrome. Consequently, the patient was referred back to the endocrinology clinic for further management.

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all neurologyclinical endocrinologyhypothalamic-pitutary-adrenalmri imagingneuro radiology

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PMID38872685
PMCPMC11168961

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