Diencephalic Syndrome

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Synonyms

Diencephalic Syndrome of Childhood
Diencephalic Syndrome of Emaciation
Paramedian Diencephalic Syndrome
Russell's Diencephalic Cachexia
Russell's Syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

None

General Discussion

The diencephalic syndrome is a very rare neurological disorder characterized by failure to thrive, abnormal thinness (emaciation), amnesia, intense sleepiness, unusual eye position and sometimes blindness. It is normally seen in infancy or early childhood but some cases have been reported in older children and even adults. Diencephalic syndrome is usually caused by a brain tumor such as a low-grade glioma or astrocytoma..

Resources

National Hydrocephalus Foundation
12413 Centralia
Lakewood, CA 90715-1623
USA
Tel: 5629246666
Fax: 5629246666
Tel: 8888573434
Email: nhf@earthlink.net
Internet: http://www.nhfonline.org

Guardians of Hydrocephalus Research Foundation
2618 Avenue Z
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Tel: (718)743-4473
Fax: (718)743-1171
Tel: (800)458-8655
Email: GHRF2618@aol.com

Hydrocephalus Association
870 Market Street
Suite 705
San Francisco, CA 94102
USA
Tel: 4157327040
Fax: 4157327044
Tel: 8885983789
Email: info@hydroassoc.org
Internet: http://www.hydroassoc.org

American Cancer Society, Inc.
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
USA
Tel: 4043203333
Tel: 8002272345
Internet: http://www.cancer.org

Children's Brain Tumor Foundation
274 Madison Avenue
Suite 1301
New York, NY 10016
United States
Tel: 2124489494
Fax: 2124481022
Tel: 8662284673
Email: info@cbtf.org
Internet: http://www.cbtf.org

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
302 Ridgefield Court
Asheville, NC 28806
Tel: (828)665-6891
Fax: (828)665-6894
Tel: (800)253-6530
Internet: http://www.pbtfus.org

Friends of Cancer Research
2231 Crystal Drive
Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: (703)302-1503
Fax: (703)302-1568
Email: info@focr.org
Internet: http://www.focr.org

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Last Updated: 6/25/2008
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Last Updated: June 25, 2008

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