Arachnoid cyst with growth hormone deficiency.
On clinical grounds, arachnoid cysts are usually associated with neurological dysfunction. Little is known concerning their involvement in endocrine disorders. A seven-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of an unprovoked afebrile seizure. His neurological examination was normal, however, he had growth retardation. Insulin tolerance and L-dopa growth hormone stimulation tests revealed an inefficient growth hormone response. An MRI of hypophysis and cranium yielded a shift of hypophysis and a large arachnoid cyst.
Unalp
Aycan
A
Behçet Uz Child Disease and Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Montrö-Izmir, Turkey. aycanunalp@mynet.com
Dizdarer
Ceyhun
C
Ozturk
Aysel
A
Kalkan
Sema
S
Asilsoy
Suna
S
D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D013006:Growth Hormone