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What Are The Repercussions Of Having An Improperly Functioning Pineal Gland?
Question: my son just had baby girl 1 month ago now they tell him she may not see because she has trouble w ith her pulmonary gland that its not functioning properly is there help to kick start something like this
Brief Answer:
May be an enlared pineal gland
Detailed Answer:
Hi...By what you quote I feel that it could be an enlarged pineal gland (not pulmonary gland), which is pressing upon the optic nerves and causing this sort of blindness. As such this is a very rare conditions and this comes under the category of optic nerve lesions and cerebral visual impairment.
It is too early for me to comment on what can be the management and what is the prognosis with this little information.
But coming to your query, if what I have assumed based on your input is true, then the is no medicine which can suddenly rectify it. I am sorry to say that, little can be done by way of medical treatment. But sometimes, surgical management and removal of pressure may improve vision. But I need MRI images of the lesion, to comment on this.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
May be an enlared pineal gland
Detailed Answer:
Hi...By what you quote I feel that it could be an enlarged pineal gland (not pulmonary gland), which is pressing upon the optic nerves and causing this sort of blindness. As such this is a very rare conditions and this comes under the category of optic nerve lesions and cerebral visual impairment.
It is too early for me to comment on what can be the management and what is the prognosis with this little information.
But coming to your query, if what I have assumed based on your input is true, then the is no medicine which can suddenly rectify it. I am sorry to say that, little can be done by way of medical treatment. But sometimes, surgical management and removal of pressure may improve vision. But I need MRI images of the lesion, to comment on this.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
sorry I made a mistake I spelt the gland wrong, the gland that is pituitary gland. the story is she started out in the NICU room in the hospital due to low sugar baby was 8lbs 13oz. sugar was finally regulated to be normal after 5 days she was discharged. Now we have been recently inform from our pediatrician that her thyroid is low specifically the ts4 and low cortisol.. went to a specialist endocrinologist to run a test where they inject substance that I forgot the name of to help stimulate the pituitary gland or the adrenal gland not sure.. have not got my results back but my main concern is this treatable, is it necessary to do a MRI and will it effect her vision and what are some suggestion that I should do?
Brief Answer:
It might not be treatable - I am sorry to say this
Detailed Answer:
Hi..That is what I too quoted. I said it was pineal gland and it is the same as pituitary gland.
But you said an important point that the sugar levels were irregular in the early new-born period. This fluctuating and low sugar levels at this stage could cause cortical blindness. In your last query you had not mentioned about this fluctuating sugar levels.
I stand corrected in this issue that initially I thought the pituitary gland was pressing on the optic nerves and hence I gave suggestion that it has a probability that it might have a chance to get surgically corrected. MRI is not going to change the line of management.
But this low sugars or fluctuations can cause cortical blindness, that is the brain is not receptive to the stimulus given or input given in by the eyes and optic nerves.
Your doctors are right. This might not be treatable and I am sorry to say this.
I wish your kid a speedy recovery. If you need any future medical consultation and suggestions, I will be glad to help. You can approach me at the following link. Please find the link below.
www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696
It might not be treatable - I am sorry to say this
Detailed Answer:
Hi..That is what I too quoted. I said it was pineal gland and it is the same as pituitary gland.
But you said an important point that the sugar levels were irregular in the early new-born period. This fluctuating and low sugar levels at this stage could cause cortical blindness. In your last query you had not mentioned about this fluctuating sugar levels.
I stand corrected in this issue that initially I thought the pituitary gland was pressing on the optic nerves and hence I gave suggestion that it has a probability that it might have a chance to get surgically corrected. MRI is not going to change the line of management.
But this low sugars or fluctuations can cause cortical blindness, that is the brain is not receptive to the stimulus given or input given in by the eyes and optic nerves.
Your doctors are right. This might not be treatable and I am sorry to say this.
I wish your kid a speedy recovery. If you need any future medical consultation and suggestions, I will be glad to help. You can approach me at the following link. Please find the link below.
www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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