Diencephalic syndrome in childhood, a challenging cause of failure to thrive: miniseries and literature review

• Main Authors: Sandra Trapani (Author), Barbara Bortone (Author), Martina Bianconi (Author), Chiara Rubino (Author), Iacopo Sardi (Author), Paolo Lionetti (Author), Giuseppe Indolfi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of our study was to better define the clinical pattern of diencephalic syndrome, a rare but potentially lethal cause of failure to thrive in infancy. Poor weight gain or weight loss, the characteristic presenting feature, often firstly attributed to gastrointestinal or endocrinologi...