Russel's syndrome: a case with precocious puberty development

The Russel's syndrome is characterized by emaciation and hyperactivity in children and is caused by hypothalamic expansive process. This report presents the typical signs of the syndrome associated with growth hormone secretion disorders and precocious puberty pattern appearing at the age of fo...

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Main Authors: Eliana Maria de Castro, Ivani Novato Silva, Francisco Otaviano Lima Perpétuo
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1987-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1987000100010&lng=en&tlng=en
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description The Russel's syndrome is characterized by emaciation and hyperactivity in children and is caused by hypothalamic expansive process. This report presents the typical signs of the syndrome associated with growth hormone secretion disorders and precocious puberty pattern appearing at the age of four. The pathogenesis of the disorder is discussed and related to the hypothalamus-pituitary axis dysfunction caused by the tumor growth.
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spelling doaj-art-eab8b301bfc041fa82a764c86c8e9a4d2025-08-20T02:04:40ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271987-03-01451728010.1590/S0004-282X1987000100010S0004-282X1987000100010Russel's syndrome: a case with precocious puberty developmentEliana Maria de Castro0Ivani Novato Silva1Francisco Otaviano Lima Perpétuo2Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisThe Russel's syndrome is characterized by emaciation and hyperactivity in children and is caused by hypothalamic expansive process. This report presents the typical signs of the syndrome associated with growth hormone secretion disorders and precocious puberty pattern appearing at the age of four. The pathogenesis of the disorder is discussed and related to the hypothalamus-pituitary axis dysfunction caused by the tumor growth.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1987000100010&lng=en&tlng=en
spellingShingle Eliana Maria de Castro
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Russel's syndrome: a case with precocious puberty development
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title Russel's syndrome: a case with precocious puberty development
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