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Hypothalamic hamartoma management (table)

Efficacy and complications of surgical management of hypothalamic hamartoma across 7 series. Note that these data are not directly comparable; patients in these series were selected for a given surgical procedure based on the clinical characteristics of the patient and tumor. DI = diabetes insipidus. NR = not reported. * Injury to the left optic tract resulting in right homonymous hemianopsia. ** Nine of 11 strokes were reportedly asymptomatic. (Contributed by Dr. Elizabeth E Gerard and Dr. Lawrence J Hirsch.)