Diencephalic syndrome in childhood craniopharyngioma – Results of German multicentre studies on 485 long-term survivors of childhood craniopharyngioma

Abstract

Context: Childhood craniopharyngiomas are known to be associated with an increased risk of excessive weight gain and hypothalamic obesity. Atypical clinical manifestations include the development of a diencephalic syndrome (DS) with a failure to thrive or weight loss.