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Concurrent extra-pituitary cerebral and extra-cranial anomalies have been rarely reported in patients of EN.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Aim:<\/jats:title>The aim of this study was to evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of extra-pituitary cerebral anomalies in pediatric patients of EN.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Settings and Design:<\/jats:title>A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Subjects and Methods:<\/jats:title>The study group comprised eight pediatric patients of EN associated with extra-pituitary cerebral or vascular anomalies. Clinical and biochemical assessment was done in all patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results:<\/jats:title>Out of the total eight patients with EN, MRI showed interrupted pituitary stalk in five patients (62.5%) and nonvisible pituitary stalk in three patients (37.5%). Ectopic posterior pituitary bright spot was demonstrated in median eminence in six patients (75%), faintly visualized in one patient (12.5%) and nonvisualized in another one patient. Statistical significant association was noted between pituitary gland height and patient's body height with the pituitary gland volume (P<\/jats:italic>< 0.001). Varied extra-pituitary cerebral anomalies encountered in our patients ranged from isolated anomalies such as optic nerve hypoplasia in three patients (37.5%), corpus callosum dysplasia in four patients (50%), agyria-pachygyria complex in two patients (25%), and intracranial vascular anomalies in two patients to syndromic association of tuberous sclerosis in one patient.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>Identifying and reporting of associated extra-pituitary cerebral anomalies in patients with EN are crucial in assessing the overall neurological outcome of such patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jcis.jcis_23_17","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,5,22]],"date-time":"2017-05-22T05:31:11Z","timestamp":1495431071000},"page":"19","update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.25259\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Extra-pituitary Cerebral Anomalies in Pediatric Patients of Ectopic Neurohypophysis: An 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