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Getting a new diagnosis can be frightening and overwhelming. There is a whole new vocabulary you have never heard before, and not understanding it can mean confusion and further isolation. Start here to learn the basics and make informed decisions.
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Correctly diagnosing a hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) can be challenging for even the most experienced professional. Start here to gain a better understanding of the comorbidities associated with a hypothalamic hamartoma and the appropriate diagnostic tools available to providers today.
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Your contributions are a critical part of our efforts to provide support to patients and families, educate medical professionals and therapists, and to encourage researchers to seek answers to this very complex condition. Start here to read more and support our on-going efforts.
1 in 200k diagnosed worldwide
Often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for years
Seizures commonly unresponsive to medication
Can result in cognitive and behavioral deterioration, learning disabilities, endocrine dysfunction and sleep disturbances
Congratulations Sierra Crislip for your great feature story in Brain and Life! You are an incredible advocate for yourself and our entire HH community……we are all very proud of you! ❤️💜👏🏻
Hope for HH has had the honor of providing a Surgical Gift Bag full of love and support to over 100 HH families. We are currently partnered with four hospitals in the United States and provide these comfort bags to both children and adults going...
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