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Case Reports
. 2009 Oct;10(5):381-4.
doi: 10.1007/s10194-009-0135-1. Epub 2009 Jun 19.

SUNCT and optic nerve hypoplasia

Brett J Theeler  1 , Kevin R Joseph
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Case Reports

SUNCT and optic nerve hypoplasia

Brett J Theeler et al. J Headache Pain. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

SUNCT has been reported in association with abnormalities of the brainstem and pituitary region. We present a patient with a history of left optic nerve hypoplasia, mild hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction, and SUNCT starting in adolescence. SUNCT with an early age of onset may be associated with congenital abnormality of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.

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a Coronal T2 sequence and b coronal FLAIR sequence showing a small right pituitary cyst and normal septum pellucidum. c Coronal T1 sequence with gadolinium showing a normal pituitary gland and infundibulum. d Coronal orbital inversion recovery sequence showing left optic nerve hypoplasia
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