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ea0026p268 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Frequency of acute-onset symptoms and other features of craniopharyngioma presentation in children and adults

Nielsen E H , Jorgensen J O , Bjerre P , Andersen M , Andersen C , Feldt-Rasmussen U , Poulsgaard L , Kristensen L O , Astrup Jens , Lindholm Jorgen , Laurberg Peter

Introduction: Clinical symptoms in craniopharyngioma have been repeatedly described in the literature, but few studies have addressed the issue of acute-onset symptoms in children or adults. Refinements of diagnostic procedures and altered scanning routines over the last two decades may in theory have affected patterns of clinical presentation.Objective: To study the clinical phenotype of patients with newly diagnosed craniopharyngioma, with focus on var...