Empty-sella syndrome. Occurrence in childhood.
Primary empty-sella syndrome has been rarely reported in childhood. Substantial visual disturbance was accompanied by minimal endocrine dysfunction in an 8-year-old girl whose only other complaint was headache. This syndrome in children is associated with more dramatic signs and symptoms than have been reported for adults and may be associated with progressive destruction of pituitary reserve.
D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000209:etiology*; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests; D011859:Radiography; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging