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.
Department of Pediatrics, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, New York.
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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