TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Launois Syndrome A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Engelhardt, Thomas PY - 2019 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e AB - Gigantism caused by excessive growth hormone (GH) secretion usually because of a pituitary adenoma that normally occurs before the epiphyses are fused in comparison with acromegaly that occurs after fusion of the epiphyses. The onset of the disease is usually prior to puberty and is often associated to muscle weakness, headache, visual defects, and articulation pain. Males are more commonly affected. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164076382 ER -