The anatomy and embryology of the hypothalamus in relation to hypothalamic hamartomas

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 177-186

  Freeman, Jeremy L ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryology; Hypothalamic hamartoma; Hypothalamus; Neuroanatomy; Neuroradiology

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGGRESSION; APPETITE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYOLOGY; EMOTION; FOREBRAIN; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GELASTIC SEIZURE; GONAD; HAMARTOMA; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HAMARTOMA; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; MEMORY; NEUROANATOMY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNDROME; THERMOREGULATION; THIRST; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY;

EID: 1142298672     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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