The human hypothalamus : anatomy, dysfunction and disease management / Gabriel I. Uwaifo, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Uwaifo, Gabriel I., editor.

Series:

Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.)

Contemporary endocrinology, 2523-3785

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hypothalamus.

Hypothalamus--Diseases.

Neuroendocrinology.

Endocrinology.

Neurology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 528 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Cham : Humana Press, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The hypothalamus is an anatomically small but functionally important part of the brain. In functional and pathophysiological terms, the hypothalamus represents the intersection of several areas of clinical and medical expertise. The human hypothalamus can be astutely referred to as the crossroad of endocrinology, psychiatry, neurology and neurosurgery. Because of its involvement in myriad physiologic functions and the varied ways disorders involving it can manifest, hypothalamic disease can initially come to medical attention in widely disparate settings and with widely different clinicians. Therefore, the detection and proper care of hypothalamic dysfunction and disease often requires carefully coordinated multidisciplinary care. This volume fills a significant void in the medical professional community, comprehensively presenting the scope of hypothalamic structure, function, dysfunction and disease to cater to the various clinical, teaching and research professionals that have a stake in this part of the human brain. This text captures in one place all the information that practicing clinicians, clinician scientists, and researchers need to be adequately informed about various aspects of the hypothalamus in all its complexity. It is comprehensive and broad in scope so that it provides relevant reference information for the wide range of professionals involved in the pre- and post-mortem detection, diagnosis, characterization, care and management of various hypothalamic disorders and diseases in addition to providing a sound anatomic and physiologic foundation of the normal human hypothalamus. The Human Hypothalamus can be used to differing degrees by medical professionals and students alike, finding utility for interested general clinicians, medical school and allied health professional teaching faculty as well as subspecialists in domains as wide as neurosurgery, neuroendocrinology, clinical psychiatry and neuro-oncology.

Contents:

Part I: Structure and Function of the Hypothalamus

Introduction to the Hypothalamus: Correlates from Animal Studies

Anatomy and Topography of the Hypothalamus

Neuroimaging of the Hypothalamus

Neurophysiology of the Hypothalamus

Neuroendocrinology of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis

Part II: Pathobiology and Dysfunction of the Hypothalamus

Neuropsychiatric, Neurologic, and Neurobehavioral Syndromes of the Hypothalamus

Neurosurgical Aspects of Hypothalamic Disease

Hormone Excess Syndromes of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis

Hormone Deficiency Syndromes of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis

Hypothalamic Obesity and Wasting Syndromes

Hypothalamic Sleep Disorders

Genetic Syndromes of Hypothalamic Dysfunction

Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Hypothalamus

Non-endocrine Tumors of the Hypothalamus

Non-neoplastic Mass Lesions of the Hypothalamus

Rapid-onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysregulation, Hypoventilation, and Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD) and ROHHAD Association Syndromes

Infectious and Inflammatory Hypothalamic Diseases

Traumatic and Degenerative Hypothalamic Diseases

Iatrogenic Hypothalamic Diseases

Idiopathic Diseases of the Hypothalamus.

Notes:

Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 2, 2021).

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783030621872

3030621871

OCLC:

1238204022

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.