title: Arachnoid cyst with growth hormone deficiency.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Behçet Uz Child Disease and Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Montrö-Izmir, Turkey. aycanunalp@mynet.com
authors.forename: Aycan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unalp
authors.forename: Ceyhun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dizdarer
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalkan
authors.forename: Suna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asilsoy
mesh_terms: D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone