RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Marciniak, Bruno
A1 Dalens, Bernard J.
SR Print(0)
ID 58076537
T1 Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications
YR 2006
FD 2006
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071354554
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58076537
RD 2024/04/24
AB Polyglandular  endocrine  syndrome  characterized  by  the  classic  triad  of  (a)  hyperostosis  frontalis  interna,  (b)  adipositas,  and  (c)  virilism  and  hirsutism.  A  peculiar,  noninflammatory,  usually  benign  osteopathy  with  symmetrical  thickening  of  the  frontal,  parietal,  or  occipital  bones  as  a  result  of  deposits  on  the  internal  aspects  of  the  squama  frontalis.  Other  clinical  features  include  menstrual  disorders,  virilism,  hirsutism,  mental  disorders,  fatigue,  somnolence,  visual  disorders,  vertigo,  tinnitus,  obesity,  polyphagia,  polydipsia,  polyuria,  loss  of  sense  of  smell,  decreased  glucose  tolerance,  convulsions,  and  involvement  of  the  second,  fifth,  and  seventh  cranial  nerves  with  hemiplegia  and  hemiparesis.