Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cranial Diabetes Insipidus (DI) presenting in children beyond infancy is most commonly associated with sellar/suprasellar tumours and severe traumatic brain injury or haemorrhage. Less frequent causes may be genetic or idiopathic. Exceptional cases may be associated with minor head injury. We present a case of post-concussive head injury with DI, and anterior pituitary hormone deficits.Case: 15 year old malesustained a concussive head injur...

Background: Pituitary apoplexy is uncommon in childhood and adolescence. Typical clinical features are acute confusion, headache, vomiting and visual disturbance. It is caused by haemorrhage into the pituitary gland. Its association with cerebral infarction is rare. We report an unusual case associated with a cerebral infarction secondary to internal carotid artery compression.Case: 16 year old male was referred to the ‘Stroke Team’ with acute ...