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Query: UMLS:C0013911 (
emaciation
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Russell diencephalic syndrome is a condition in which infants become emaciated in the setting of a decreased or normal caloric intake as the result of a hypothalamic astrocytoma. The diagnosis may be delayed if providers initially attribute the symptoms to a
behavioral disorder
. The detection of nystagmus, which is present in many patients, may be a critical diagnostic clue. The authors describe two patients in whom the discovery of nystagmus months after the onset of
emaciation
led to the diagnosis of Russell diencephalic syndrome. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2019;56:e79-e83.].
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PMID:Nystagmus in the Diagnosis of Russell Diencephalic Syndrome. 3182 13
