Diseases

Hypothalamic Diseases

Neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, and other diseases of the hypothalamus. Clinical manifestations include appetite disorders; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SLEEP DISORDERS; behavioral symptoms related to dysfunction of the LIMBIC SYSTEM; and neuroendocrine disorders.

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Abstract

Neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, and other diseases of the hypothalamus. Clinical manifestations include appetite disorders; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SLEEP DISORDERS; behavioral symptoms related to dysfunction of the LIMBIC SYSTEM; and neuroendocrine disorders.

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Synonyms

44 entry terms
  • Disease, Hypothalamic
  • Diseases, Hypothalamic
  • Hypothalamic Disease
  • Froehlich's Syndrome
  • Hypothalamic Dysfunction Syndromes
  • Hypothalamic Dysinhibition Syndrome
  • Hypothalamic Overactivity Syndrome
  • Hypothalamic Pseudopuberty
  • Hypothalamic-Adenohypophyseal Disorders
  • Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal Disorders
  • Pituitary Diencephalic Syndrome
  • Diencephalic Syndrome, Pituitary
  • Diencephalic Syndromes, Pituitary
  • Disorder, Hypothalamic-Adenohypophyseal
  • Disorder, Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal
  • Disorders, Hypothalamic-Adenohypophyseal
  • Disorders, Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal
  • Dysfunction Syndrome, Hypothalamic
  • Dysfunction Syndromes, Hypothalamic
  • Dysinhibition Syndrome, Hypothalamic
  • Dysinhibition Syndromes, Hypothalamic
  • Froehlich Syndrome
  • Froehlichs Syndrome
  • Hypothalamic Adenohypophyseal Disorders
  • Hypothalamic Dysfunction Syndrome
  • Hypothalamic Dysinhibition Syndromes
  • Hypothalamic Neurohypophyseal Disorders
  • Hypothalamic Overactivity Syndromes
  • Hypothalamic Pseudopuberties
  • Hypothalamic-Adenohypophyseal Disorder
  • Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal Disorder
  • Overactivity Syndrome, Hypothalamic
  • Overactivity Syndromes, Hypothalamic
  • Pituitary Diencephalic Syndromes
  • Pseudopuberties, Hypothalamic
  • Pseudopuberty, Hypothalamic
  • Syndrome, Froehlich's
  • Syndrome, Hypothalamic Dysfunction
  • Syndrome, Hypothalamic Dysinhibition
  • Syndrome, Hypothalamic Overactivity
  • Syndromes, Hypothalamic Dysfunction
  • Syndromes, Hypothalamic Dysinhibition
  • Syndromes, Hypothalamic Overactivity
  • Syndromes, Pituitary Diencephalic

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with specific part of hypothalamus

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History Note

1981

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Previous Indexing

  • Brain Diseases (1966-1980)
  • Hypothalamus (1966-1980)

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WL 312

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypothalamic Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007027. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007027
  2. Hypothalamic Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothalamic_disease
  3. Hypothalamic Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5961220