Increased energy expenditure in a patient with diencephalic syndrome.
Total energy expenditure, measured in an infant with diencephalic syndrome with doubly labeled water, was 30% to 50% higher than that reported for other healthy infants whose energy expenditure was measured by the same technique and 13% higher than the patient's energy intake. This result suggests that the weight loss and cachexia of the diencephalic syndrome are the result of abnormally increased energy expenditure.
Vlachopapadopoulou
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Department of Pediatrics, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York.
Tracey
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Capella
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Gilker
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Matthews
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D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000378:metabolism; D002149:Energy Intake; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D007223:Infant; D013577:Syndrome