Thalamic Hemorrhage in a Patient with Optic Glioma during Growth Hormone Treatment

A patient with an optic glioma who had been treated by radiotherapy developed right thalamic hemorrhage 4 months after starting growth hormone (GH) therapy. This was probably due to the irradiation but the GH therapy may have contributed.

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Published inClinical Pediatric Endocrinology Vol. 4; no. Supple6; pp. 115 - 117
Main Authors Sato, Seiji, Tojo, Masahiro, Anzo, Makoto, Kamimaki, Tsutomu, Matsuo, Nobutake
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology 1995
Subjects
brain tumor
cranial irradiation
growth hormone therapy
thalamic hemorrhage
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Summary:A patient with an optic glioma who had been treated by radiotherapy developed right thalamic hemorrhage 4 months after starting growth hormone (GH) therapy. This was probably due to the irradiation but the GH therapy may have contributed.
ISSN:0918-5739
1347-7358
DOI:10.1297/cpe.4.Supple6_115