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Hypothalamic Diseases

MeSH — National Library of Medicine · Retrieved 2026-10-13

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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Reference details

MeSH descriptor
D007027
Vocabulary edition
2026
Tree positions
C10.228.140.617

Scope and definition

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.

Entry terms and synonyms

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

Classification tree positions

C10.228.140.617

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