title: Empty sella syndrome in childhood.
abstract: The empty sella syndrome is common in middle-aged women, usually presenting with headache, and only occasionally associated with endocrine or visual abnormalities. It is rare in childhood. Childhood cases tend to present either with endocrine disturbances, visual symptoms, or with craniofacial syndromes. We present three cases of complete empty sella with childhood onset, each discovered unexpectedly during evaluation of endocrine or visual dysfunction.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone