e-Article
Rapid Development of a Pickwickian Syndrome After Pituitary Apoplexy.
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Article
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Subject
*PICKWICKIAN syndrome
*APPETITE disorders
*BODY weight
*WEIGHT gain
*CEREBROVASCULAR disease
*ANIMAL experimentation
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ISSN
0276-3478
Abstract
It is well known from animal experiments that manipulation with hypothalamic structures may lead to disturbances in appetite regulation and hence to a rapid increase in body weight. The underlying mechanisms have only been partly clarified. We describe a patient who doubled her body weight within 4 months following hypothalamic injury probably caused by a pituitary apoplexy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]