Description.

Growth Hormone (GH)

A peptide hormone that controls your body’s growth. GH is made by the pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain. GH helps children grow taller (also called linear growth), increases muscle mass, and decreases body fat.

Hemispherectomy

A surgical procedure to remove a cerebral hemisphere (one side of the brain); the operation is now often modified to remove a portion of the hemisphere and to disconnect the remaining portions.

Hydrocephalus

A condition associated with obstruction of the cerebrospinal fluid pathways in the brain and accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid within the skull.

Hypothalamic Hamartoma

Hypothalamic hamartomas (HH) are lesions that arise in the ventral hypothalamic region. The syndrome is commonly associated with a spectrum of clinical, endocrine, and neuropsychological comorbidities including refractory epilepsy, precocious puberty, and rage behaviors. Additionally, Hypothalamic Hamartoma Syndrome may include the evolution of an epileptic encephalopathy with developmental regression, psychiatric and behavioral comorbidities.

Hypothalamic Obesity

A type of obesity that is caused when the hypothalamus doesn’t function normally. One of the most common reasons for a child to develop hypothalamic obesity is treatment for a brain tumor impacting the hypothalamus. Any injury to the hypothalamus can cause the condition. Impaired hypothalamus function can cause hyperphagia (abnormally high drive to eat)…

Hypothalamus

A small, central region of the human brain formed by nervous fibers and a conglomerate of nuclear bodies with various functions. The hypothalamus is considered to be a link structure between the nervous and the endocrine system, its main function being to maintain the homeostasis of the body.