title: [Diagnosis and follow-up of Russel's diencephalic cachexia by echography, x-ray computed tomography and nuclear magnetic resonance].
abstract: A diencephalic astrocytoma was diagnosed by ultrasonography in a 5 months old girl with nystagmus and emaciation. A 27 months follow-up with ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, showed an initial improvement after irradiation and afterwards the development of complications with ventricular dilatation and parenchymal calcifications.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie-génétique médicale, CHU Pontchaillou, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dabadie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roussey
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Journel
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gandon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Legall
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benhasel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Faivre
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002100:Cachexia / Q000209:etiology*; D004027:Diencephalon / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Diagnostic et surveillance de la cachexie diencéphalique de Russel par échographie, tomodensitométrie et résonance magnétique nucléaire.