hypothalamic disease
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Etiology
- malnutrition
- genetic diseases
- radiation
- surgery
- head trauma
- intracranial lesion
- brain tumor
- infiltrative disease
- aging ?
Pathology
- secondary hypopituitarism
- central diabetes insipidus
- tertiary hypothyroidism
- developmental disorders
Clinical manifestations
- disruption in body temperature regulation
- growth retardation
- excess eating (hyperphagia) & weight gain, morbid obesity
- electrolyte imbalance (Na+ & water balance)
- emotional lability
- hypersexuality
- somnolence
- sleep cycle disorder
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References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Hypothalamic disease http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothalamic_disease
- ↑ Martin JB, Riskind PN. Neurologic manifestations of hypothalamic disease. Prog Brain Res. 1992;93:31-40; discussion 40-2. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1480755
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012