Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Source : Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Volume 22, Number 3, p.182-185 (2012)
Keywords : adult, asphyxia, clinical article, delayed puberty, female, growth hormone deficiency, human, hypophysis disease, male, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, onset age, pituitary stalk transection syndrome, review, short stature, shoulder dystocia
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Medicine
Department : Radiodiagnosis
Year : 2012
Abstract : pHypo-pituitarism results from impaired production of one or more of anterior pituitary trophic hormones. A rare cause of hypo-pituitarism is pituitary stalk transection syndrome. The MRI features of this condition in children and its association with hormonal deficiencies have been reported earlier. Reports on adults with this disorder are scarce, with only one small case series published in the recent literature. We studied the hormonal deficiency pattern and MRI findings of 12 patients with pituitary stalk transection syndrome who presented to our department between 2004 and 2011. Six patients were children and six were adults (?18 years). This article compares the adult clinico-radiological phenotype of pituitary transection syndrome with the pediatric group of patients with same condition./p
Cite this Research Publication : C. Kulkarni, S. Moorthy, Pullara, S., R, R., and Unnikrishnan, A., “Pituitary stalk transection syndrome: Comparison of clinico-radiological features in adults and children with review of literature”, Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, vol. 22, pp. 182-185, 2012.