Hypothalamic tumor associated with atypical forms of anorexia nervosa and diencephalic syndrome

We report the case of a 10-year-old girl with a mature teratoma in the hypothalamic region. The patient presented a 2-month history of anorexia, psychic disturbances and a 37% loss of body weight. These symptoms had led initially to a diagnosis of major depression and atypical anorexia nervosa. She...

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Main Authors: Eugenio Chipkevitch, Antonio C.L. Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1993-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1993000200022&lng=en&tlng=en
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