Hypothalamic hamartoma with gelastic epilepsy, precocious puberty and polydactyly. 1996

G Turanli, and M Aynaci, and D Yalnizoğlu, and Y Renda
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.

An entity including gelastic epilepsy, precocious puberty, polydactyly and a hypothalamic hamartoma type IIa is described in a 16-year-old female patient. Polydactyly was detected at birth, she developed precocious puberty at four years of age, and gelastic epilepsy was diagnosed at age seven. The precocious puberty was successfully treated medically and her treatment was discontinued at the age of 10 years, but the gelastic seizures were difficult to control. When the patient was 11 years old, MRI revealed a hypothalamic hamartoma. The combination of these four features is very rare in the literature.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007027 Hypothalamic Diseases Neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, and other diseases of the hypothalamus. Clinical manifestations include appetite disorders; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SLEEP DISORDERS; behavioral symptoms related to dysfunction of the LIMBIC SYSTEM; and neuroendocrine disorders. Froehlich's Syndrome,Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal Disorders,Pituitary Diencephalic Syndrome,Hypothalamic Dysfunction Syndromes,Hypothalamic Dysinhibition Syndrome,Hypothalamic Overactivity Syndrome,Hypothalamic Pseudopuberty,Hypothalamic-Adenohypophyseal Disorders,Diencephalic Syndrome, Pituitary,Diencephalic Syndromes, Pituitary,Disease, Hypothalamic,Diseases, Hypothalamic,Disorder, Hypothalamic-Adenohypophyseal,Disorder, Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal,Disorders, Hypothalamic-Adenohypophyseal,Disorders, Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal,Dysfunction Syndrome, Hypothalamic,Dysfunction Syndromes, Hypothalamic,Dysinhibition Syndrome, Hypothalamic,Dysinhibition Syndromes, Hypothalamic,Froehlich Syndrome,Froehlichs Syndrome,Hypothalamic Adenohypophyseal Disorders,Hypothalamic Disease,Hypothalamic Dysfunction Syndrome,Hypothalamic Dysinhibition Syndromes,Hypothalamic Neurohypophyseal Disorders,Hypothalamic Overactivity Syndromes,Hypothalamic Pseudopuberties,Hypothalamic-Adenohypophyseal Disorder,Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal Disorder,Overactivity Syndrome, Hypothalamic,Overactivity Syndromes, Hypothalamic,Pituitary Diencephalic Syndromes,Pseudopuberties, Hypothalamic,Pseudopuberty, Hypothalamic,Syndrome, Froehlich's,Syndrome, Hypothalamic Dysfunction,Syndrome, Hypothalamic Dysinhibition,Syndrome, Hypothalamic Overactivity,Syndromes, Hypothalamic Dysfunction,Syndromes, Hypothalamic Dysinhibition,Syndromes, Hypothalamic Overactivity,Syndromes, Pituitary Diencephalic
D007845 Laughter An involuntary expression of merriment and pleasure; it includes the patterned motor responses as well as the inarticulate vocalization.
D011629 Puberty, Precocious Development of SEXUAL MATURATION in boys and girls at a chronological age that is 2.5 standard deviations below the mean age at onset of PUBERTY in the population. This early maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis results in sexual precocity, elevated serum levels of GONADOTROPINS and GONADAL STEROID HORMONES such as ESTRADIOL and TESTOSTERONE. Familial Precocious Puberty,Idiopathic Sexual Precocity,Precocious Puberty,Precocious Puberty, Central,Precocious Puberty, Male Limited,Precocious Puberty, Male-Limited,Pubertas Praecox,Sexual Precocity,Testotoxicosis,Central Precocious Puberties,Central Precocious Puberty,Familial Precocious Puberties,Idiopathic Sexual Precocities,Male-Limited Precocious Puberties,Male-Limited Precocious Puberty,Praecox, Pubertas,Precocious Puberties,Precocious Puberties, Central,Precocious Puberties, Familial,Precocious Puberties, Male-Limited,Precocious Puberty, Familial,Precocities, Idiopathic Sexual,Precocities, Sexual,Precocity, Idiopathic Sexual,Precocity, Sexual,Puberties, Central Precocious,Puberties, Familial Precocious,Puberties, Male-Limited Precocious,Puberties, Precocious,Puberty, Central Precocious,Puberty, Familial Precocious,Puberty, Male-Limited Precocious,Sexual Precocities,Sexual Precocities, Idiopathic,Sexual Precocity, Idiopathic
D004833 Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe A localization-related (focal) form of epilepsy characterized by recurrent seizures that arise from foci within the TEMPORAL LOBE, most commonly from its mesial aspect. A wide variety of psychic phenomena may be associated, including illusions, hallucinations, dyscognitive states, and affective experiences. The majority of complex partial seizures (see EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL) originate from the temporal lobes. Temporal lobe seizures may be classified by etiology as cryptogenic, familial, or symptomatic. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p321). Epilepsy, Benign Psychomotor, Childhood,Benign Psychomotor Epilepsy, Childhood,Childhood Benign Psychomotor Epilepsy,Epilepsy, Lateral Temporal,Epilepsy, Uncinate,Epilepsies, Lateral Temporal,Epilepsies, Temporal Lobe,Epilepsies, Uncinate,Lateral Temporal Epilepsies,Lateral Temporal Epilepsy,Temporal Lobe Epilepsies,Temporal Lobe Epilepsy,Uncinate Epilepsies,Uncinate Epilepsy
D005260 Female Females
D006222 Hamartoma A focal malformation resembling a neoplasm, composed of an overgrowth of mature cells and tissues that normally occur in the affected area. Hamartomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D017689 Polydactyly A congenital anomaly of the hand or foot, marked by the presence of supernumerary digits. Hyperdactyly,Polydactylia,Polydactylism,Hyperdactylies,Polydactylias,Polydactylies,Polydactylisms

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