Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome – clinical Presentation and Management of a Potentially Life-threatening Disease in Newborns

Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a rare congenital disease resulting in hypopituitarism of variable degree. Serious courses, due to severe combined pituitary insufficiency, are even rarer and associated with very early manifestation immediately after birth. The first clinical signs ar...

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Published in:	JCRPE
Main Authors:	Ira Winkler, Elisabeth Steichen, Klaus Kapelari, Peter Wöckinger, Vera Neubauer, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Elke Griesmaier
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Society 2025-03-01
Subjects:	pituitary stalk interruption syndrome hypopituitarism neonatal manifestation clinical management in newborns neonatal cerebral magnetic resonance imaging haematological abnormalities gli2 mutation
Online Access:	https://www.jcrpe.org/articles/pituitary-stalk-interruption-syndrome-clinical-presentation-and-management-of-a-potentially-life-threatening-disease-in-newborns/doi/jcrpe.galenos.2023.2023-1-23

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