Abstract
Purpose:
To determine whether posterior pituitary ectopia in children with optic nerve hypoplasia has a male predominance or an increased incidence of breech delivery.
Method:
Retrospective analysis of 12 children with optic nerve hypoplasia and posterior pituitary ectopia.
Results:
Eleven of 12 patients with posterior pituitary ectopia were boys. No child had a history of breech delivery. Two children had a history of breech positioning but were delivered by cesarean section.
Conclusion:
Posterior pituitary ectopia with optic nerve hypoplasia shows a strong male predominance but no association with breech delivery.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Arkansas / epidemiology
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Breech Presentation*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Growth Hormone / deficiency
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Humans
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Hypopituitarism / diagnosis
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Hypopituitarism / epidemiology
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Hypopituitarism / etiology*
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Incidence
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Optic Nerve / abnormalities*
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Optic Nerve / pathology
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Pituitary Gland, Posterior / abnormalities*
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Pituitary Gland, Posterior / pathology
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Pituitary Hormones, Anterior / deficiency
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Pregnancy
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Retrospective Studies
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Sex Distribution
Substances
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Pituitary Hormones, Anterior
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Growth Hormone