Complications and Quality of Life of for a Patient with Craniopharyngioma

Complications associated with craniopharyngioma and/or its management:

(1) hypothalamic obesity

(2) thirst dysregulation

(3) disorders of thermoregulation

(4) somnolence

(5) sleep disturbance

(6) sleep apnea

(7) visual impairment

(8) coronary artery disease

(9) cardiac arrhythmias and/or prolonged QT interval

(10) impaired cognition

(11) memory impairment

(12) headache

(13) seizure disorder

(14) short stature secondary to growth hormone deficiency

(15) hypothyroidism

(16) hypoadrenalism

(17) hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with low LH and FSH and infertility

(18) osteoporosis

(19) psychologic disturbance

(20) neurologic deficit (hemiparesis, cranial nerve palsy)

(21) metabolic syndrome

(22) hypertension

(23) adverse drug effects