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Visual Function in the Syndrome: Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Insipidus, Optic Atrophy, and Hearing Loss*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Jean-Real Brunette  and
John M. Little
Jean-Real Brunette*
Affiliation:
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal
John M. Little
Affiliation:
Montreal Children's Hospital, Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada
*
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, 5689 Boul. Rosemont, Montréal 410, P.Q., Canada

Abstract

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Since the late thirties a syndrome has been progressively completing its description. It consists essentially in juvenile diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, neurosensory hearing loss and optic atrophy. Neurosensory hearing loss, neurogenic bladder, autonomic dysfunction and hyperalanineuria have been added. The syndrome is generally familial.

Electrophysiologic and psychophysiological retinal studies have been done in these cases. Profound electrophysiological disturbance has been described. Cases under actual evaluation are presented. Physiopathologic processes remain a problem. The nature of the retinal affection is also open for discussion.

Type
5. Free Contributions: First Group
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 23 , supplement S1 , January 1974 , pp. 187 - 189
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1974

Footnotes

*

Travail du Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie Visuelle, subvention No. MA-2593 du Conseil de la Recherche Médicale du Canada.

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