%0 Journal Article
%T Hypopituitarism association with blindness in a 5 year old boy: A case
report and literature review
%A Abdulmoein Eid Al-Agha
%A Njood Waleed Nazer
%J -
%D 2018
%X Many diseases are classified based on their clinical manifestations. This case report describes a patient with hypopituitarism and congenital blindness. Further assessment confirmed a diagnosis of septo-optic dysplasia. Optic nerve hypoplasia is a leading cause of congenital blindness. The triad of i) pituitary insufficiency, ii) optic nerve hypoplasia, and iii) brain midline defects defines septo-optic dysplasia. Three classifications of the disorder are recognized and are discussed here
%K Hypopituitarism
%K Blindness
%K Optic nerve hypoplasia
%K Brain midline
%K Septo-optic dysplasia
%U https://www.alliedacademies.org/articles/hypopituitarism-association-with-blindness-in-a-5-year-old-boy-a-casereport-and-literature-review-10063.html