[Temporal hemianopia and diabetes insipidus following head injury].
Bitemporal hemianopia and diabetes insipidus following head injury are caused by a lesion in the center of the optic chiasm, together with injury to the adjacent pituitary stalk or the hypothalamus. This combination was thought to be a rare complication of severe head injury. The case of a 16-year-old male is presented, which together with recent reports suggests that this relatively under-recognized syndrome is not infrequent, that it may follow even minor head injury, and that magnetic resonance imaging can demonstrate the chiasmal lesion.
Zaaroor
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Dept. of Neurosurgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
Goldsher
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Feinsod
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D000293:Adolescent; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000293:injuries; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000293:injuries; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000293:injuries; D013577:Syndrome