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.

Obesity

Accumulation of substantial excess body fat.


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PMID (PMCID)
7273550
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
Surgical syndromes of the hypothalamus.
Carmel PW.
Clin Neurosurg. 1980;27:133-59.
The diencephalic syndrome of infancy with it's severe emaciation in young years and obesity in later years clearly indicates a different organizational pattern in the neonatal hypothalamus.
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 FEMALE
[Russell syndrome. Report of a case].
Mello Chemak ID, Medina GR, Farinatti F.
Acta Neurol Latinoam. 1980;26(4):275-82.
The appearance of symptoms related to diencephalic syndromes of older children such as obesity, sexual precocity in later stages of syndrome of Russell is discussed.