Severe emaciation in infants with normal intake due to hypothalamic or optic pathway tumors.
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Subspecialty
- Neurology / Neuro-oncology; Endocrinology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, infants and young children (hypothalamic tumors)
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Russell syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Hypothalamic tumor, often low-grade glioma.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (4)
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None.
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