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Hypothalmic Hamartoma

Background

Hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) describes a benign brain tumour located close to or within the hypothalamus. This part of the brain produces the hormones that control body processes such as thirst, hunger, sex hormone regulation and the release of hormones from the thyroid and adrenal glands.

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