Diencephalic syndrome

Diencephalic syndrome (DS) is a rare condition characterized by profound emaciation and failure to thrive (with normal caloric intake and normal linear growth), hyperalertness, hyperkinesia and euphoria, in the presence of hypothalamic tumors.



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Total: 51 (papers)

  


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Matched Phenotype  Gene  Mutation  MeSH
Rank
(Similarity)
PMID
(PMCID)
1
(17.5%)
29994870
A case of diencephalic syndrome presenting with isolated lipodystrophy.
McDermott JH, Harris J, Fedee J, Skae M, Semple R, Douzgou S.
Clin Dysmorphol. 2018;27(4):122-125.
Failure to thrive Lipodystrophy
Child, Preschool Differential Diagnosis Failure to Thrive Homo sapiens Hypothalamic Diseases Infant Lipodystrophy Male Syndrome
1
(17.5%)
26252356
A Novel Syndrome of Generalized Lipodystrophy Associated With Pilocytic Astrocytoma.
Patni N, Alves C, von Schnurbein J, Wabitsch M, Tannin G, Rakheja D, Garg A.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015;100(10):3603-6.
Hepatosplenomegaly Congenital generalized lipodystrophy
Astrocytoma Brain Neoplasms Child Child, Preschool Homo sapiens Infant Lipodystrophy Male Precocious Puberty Syndrome
1
(17.5%)
617340
Lipodystrophic diabetes treated with fenfluramine.
Trygstad O, Seip M, Oseid S.
Int J Obes. 1977;1(3):287-92.
Diabetes mellitus Congenital generalized lipodystrophy
Blood Glucose Diabetes Mellitus Females Homo sapiens Lipids Lipodystrophy
1
(17.5%)
303854
[Diagnosis of formes frustes of a rheumatic lesion of the nervous system in children].
Anosov NN, Poliakova LA.
Zh Nevropatol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 1977;77(10):1511-8.
Hypotonia
Brain Child Child, Preschool Electroencephalography Females Homo sapiens Male Neurologic Manifestations Periodicity Rheumatic Heart Disease Rheumatism
5
(4.0%)
29076472
[A rare case of diencephalic cachexia in an adult female with cranio-pharyngioma].
Klochkova IS, Astaf'eva LI, Konovalov AN, Kadashev BA, Kalinin PL, Sharipov OI, Kutin MA, Sidneva YG, Shishkina LV, Pronin IN.
Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko. 2017;81(5):84-95.
Weight loss
Adult Cachexia Craniopharyngioma Females Homo sapiens Hypothalamic Neoplasms Pituitary Neoplasms
5
(4.0%)
28687692
Diencephalic syndrome: a rare cause of failure to thrive.
Tosur M, Tomsa A, Paul DL.
BMJ Case Rep. 2017;2017:.
Horizontal nystagmus
Astrocytoma Child, Preschool Failure to Thrive Females Homo sapiens Hypothalamic Diseases Infant Male Pharmacotherapy
5
(4.0%)
27872228
Child Neurology: Diencephalic syndrome-like presentation of a cervicomedullary brainstem tumor.
Conway M, Ejaz R, Kouzmitcheva E, Savlov D, Rutka JT, Moharir M.
Neurology. 2016;87(21):e248-e251.
Nystagmus
Astrocytoma Brain Stem Neoplasms Differential Diagnosis Females Homo sapiens Hypothalamic Diseases Infant Medulla Oblongata
5
(4.0%)
27456878
Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis in a patient with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders.
Luo JJ, Lv H, Sun W, Zhao J, Hao HJ, Gao F, Huang YN.
Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2016;8:74-7.
Ovarian teratoma
Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Brain Females Homo sapiens Immunologic Factors Neuromyelitis Optica Young Adult
5
(4.0%)
27398937
Profound clinical and radiological response to BRAF inhibition in a 2-month-old diencephalic child with hypothalamic/chiasmatic glioma.
Lassaletta A, Guerreiro Stucklin A, Ramaswamy V, Zapotocky M, McKeown T, Hawkins C, Bouffet E, Tabori U.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016;63(11):2038-41.
Visual loss
BRAF
p|SUB|V|600|E;RS#:113488022
Brain Neoplasms Females Glioma Homo sapiens Hypothalamic Diseases Infant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
5
(4.0%)
26337554
(4559913)
An infant with hyperalertness, hyperkinesis, and failure to thrive: a rare diencephalic syndrome due to hypothalamic anaplastic astrocytoma.
Stival A, Lucchesi M, Farina S, Buccoliero AM, Castiglione F, Genitori L, de Martino M, Sardi I.
BMC Cancer. 2015;15:616.
Failure to thrive
Astrocytoma Cachexia Failure to Thrive Homo sapiens Hyperkinesia Hypothalamic Neoplasms Infant Male
        

Phenotype(s) retrieved from Orphanet

    Total: 14

HPO ID Term Frequency
HP:0000708 Behavioral abnormality Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000864 Abnormality of the hypothalamus-pituitary axis Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0004325 Decreased body weight Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0004326 Cachexia Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0004375 Neoplasm of the nervous system Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000040 Long penis Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000232 Everted lower lip vermilion Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000238 Hydrocephalus Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000400 Macrotia Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000639 Nystagmus Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000975 Hyperhidrosis Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0100022 Abnormality of movement Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000648 Optic atrophy Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001176 Large hands Occasional (29-5%)


Phenotype(s) retrieved from case reports

    Total: 35

HPO ID Term # of case reports
HP:0001508 Failure to thrive 8
HP:0000822 Hypertension 4
HP:0031844 Euphoria 4
HP:0001824 Weight loss 3
HP:0001513 Obesity 2
HP:0002024 Malabsorption 2
HP:0002039 Anorexia 2
HP:0002487 Hyperkinesis 2
HP:0004326 Cachexia 2
HP:0000238 Hydrocephalus 1
HP:0000572 Visual loss 1
HP:0000639 Nystagmus 1
HP:0000648 Optic atrophy 1
HP:0000726 Dementia 1
HP:0000737 Irritability 1
HP:0000741 Apathy 1
HP:0000752 Hyperactivity 1
HP:0000819 Diabetes mellitus 1
HP:0000980 Pallor 1
HP:0001250 Seizures 1
HP:0001269 Hemiparesis 1
HP:0001525 Severe failure to thrive 1
HP:0001541 Ascites 1
HP:0001649 Tachycardia 1
HP:0001909 Leukemia 1
HP:0002072 Chorea 1
HP:0002138 Subarachnoid hemorrhage 1
HP:0002427 Motor aphasia 1
HP:0002516 Increased intracranial pressure 1
HP:0002664 Neoplasm 1
HP:0004395 Malnutrition 1
HP:0009059 Congenital generalized lipodystrophy 1
HP:0009125 Lipodystrophy 1
HP:0040293 Right hemiplegia 1
HP:0200040 Epidermoid cyst 1


Causative gene(s) retrieved from Orphanet

    Total: 0

Gene Symbol Gene Name Entrez Gene ID