endocrineweb Article: Would You Recognize and Know How to Treat Hypothalamic Obesity?
For professionals treating hypothlamic obesity in children.
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How did I become an expert in hypothalamic obesity? The simple answer….my child developed it. I had been​counseling clients on weight management for 11 years when my three-year old son was diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma and then experienced rapid weight gain, leading to obesity, shortly after surgical resection of the tumor.