Expanding the definition of hypothalamic obesity

• Published in: Obesity reviews Vol. 11; no. 10; pp. 709 - 721
• Main Authors: Hochberg, I, Hochberg, Z
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2010; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: animal injuries; Eating - physiology; Energy Metabolism - physiology; Homeostasis - physiology; Humans; hypothalamic obesity; Hypothalamus - physiology; Hypothalamus - physiopathology; Obesity - chemically induced; Obesity - etiology; Obesity - genetics; Obesity - therapy; Prader-Willi syndrome; Prader-Willi Syndrome - genetics; Prader-Willi Syndrome - physiopathology; Psychotropic Drugs - adverse effects; trauma; Weight Gain

Hypothalamic obesity (HyOb) was first defined as the significant polyphagia and weight gain that occurs after extensive suprasellar operations for excision of hypothalamic tumours. However, polyphagia and weight gain complicate other disorders related to the hypothalamus, including those that cause...