title: SUNCT and optic nerve hypoplasia.
abstract: SUNCT has been reported in association with abnormalities of the brainstem and pituitary region. We present a patient with a history of left optic nerve hypoplasia, mild hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction, and SUNCT starting in adolescence. SUNCT with an early age of onset may be associated with congenital abnormality of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.
authors: Department of Medicine/Neurology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA, USA. btheeler@hotmail.com
authors: Brett J
authors: BJ
authors: Theeler
authors: Kevin R
authors: KR
authors: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000150:complications; D050798:SUNCT Syndrome / Q000150:complications*