Antenatally detected hypothalamic hamartoma-A case report

Authors : T.M Ananda Kesavan, Neethu K K, Rabiya A

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijn.2022.017

Volume : 8

Issue : 1

Year : 2022

Page No : 84-87

(HH) is a non-neoplastic malformation that appears in the hypothalamus. It is congenital, and it grows as the child’s brain grows, but HH doesn’t spread to other parts of the brain or body. In 95% of cases, it is sporadic in origin. HH present with diverse , , cognitive, behavioral and psychiatric . Irrespective of their large size of this intracranial tumor, some of them may be asymptomatic also. Very rarely they may be detected during routine antenatal checkup.

Keywords: Hypothalamic hamartoma, Antenatal, Precocious puberty


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