title: Spectrum of clinical presentations and endocrinological findings of patients with septo-optic dysplasia: a retrospective study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) is a rare condition with variable clinical pictures and spectrum of findings.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the spectrum of findings, frequency and age of onset of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunctions in children with SOD.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective electronic medical record (EMR) chart review was done for patients with SOD seen in a tertiary care center's pediatric endocrinology clinic between January 1, 2012, and March 31, 2014. The diagnostic criteria for SOD included presence of ≥ 2 of the following: (i) optic nerve hypoplasia, (ii) agenesis/hypoplasia of septum pellucidum and/or corpus callosum and (iii) hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty patients fitting the diagnostic criteria of SOD were included in this study. The majority of patients (96%) had optic nerve hypoplasia on magnetic resonance imaging and were diagnosed due to visual issues including nystagmus (36%) or strabismus (13.8%). Hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction was most common (51%) when optic nerve hypoplasia was present with (36%) or without (15%) dysgenesis of septum pellucidum and/or corpus callosum compared to dysgenesis of septum pellucidum and/or corpus callosum alone (4%). Hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction was noted in 55% of patients, and most (86%) were diagnosed ≤ 2 years of age. Central hypothyroidism and growth hormone deficiency were most common followed by secondary/tertiary adrenal insufficiency and diabetes insipidus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The risk of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction in SOD is highest ≤ 2 years of age and when both optic nerve hypoplasia and dysgenesis of septum pellucidum/corpus callosum are present, suggesting a need for more frequent follow-up and screening tests for hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction in these patients.
authors: Ayse Pinar
authors: AP
authors: Cemeroglu
authors: Tarin
authors: T
authors: Coulas
authors: Lora
authors: L
authors: Kleis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D025962:Septo-Optic Dysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D055815:Young Adult