TITLE:
Hypothalamic Hamartomas: Two Cases
AUTHORS:
Tushar Kalekar
KEYWORDS:
Hamartoma, Hypothalamus, MR Imaging
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Medical Imaging,
Vol.5 No.1,
March
11,
2015
ABSTRACT: This is a MRI study of two patients presented with history of gelastic seizures since many years ago. Plain and post intravenous gadolinium multiplanar MRI imaging of the brain is performed. It showed well-defined non-enhancing mass lesions in the region of hypothalamus and tuber cinereum. It showed signal intensity similar to the gray matter and imaging diagnosis of hypothalamic hamartoma is made.