Antenatally detected hypothalamic hamartoma-A case report

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Case Report

Author Details : T.M Ananda Kesavan*, Neethu K K, Rabiya A

Volume : 8, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 84-87

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijn.2022.017

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Abstract

(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

How to cite : Kesavan T A, Neethu K K, Rabiya A, Antenatally detected hypothalamic hamartoma-A case report. IP Indian J Neurosci 2022;8(1):84-87

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