Be sure to discuss your options with your doctor. A less invasive option, specifically for hypothalamic hamartoma growths, is gamma knife radiosurgery. This procedure uses multiple radiation beams ...

Her son, Joshua, a bright-eyed 10-year-old with a kind heart and strong will, passed away after complications from brain ...

Why the tumors develop is still largely a puzzle. If research on what scientists call hypothalamic hamartoma is rather limited, so are the treatments. Doctors have tried everything from ...

In one of nature's cruel ironies, the laughter is a symptom of hypothalamic hamartoma, an extremely rare disorder that brings sorrow to the victims and their families. "When one of the seizures ...

However, a string of tests revealed he was suffering from an incredibly rare brain tumour called Hypothalamic Hamartoma. The side effects of his condition means he breaks into a grin shortly ...

Teri-Leigh has been diagnosed with non-cancerous brain tumour hypothalamic hamartoma - which means she has been experiencing the symptoms of puberty years earlier than her peers. Now, at 10 years ...

called a hypothalamic hamartoma, which causes autism and epilepsy. Rob says George is on the ‘autistic spectrum', "He finds it difficult to communicate with people in a socially appropriate way.