Part I: Structure and Function of the Hypothalamus
1. Introduction to the Hypothalamus: Correlates from Animal Studies
2. Anatomy and Topography of the Hypothalamus
3. Neuroimaging of the Hypothalamus
4. Neurophysiology of the Hypothalamus
5. Neuroendocrinology of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
Part II: Pathobiology and Dysfunction of the Hypothalamus
6. Neuropsychiatric, Neurologic, and Neurobehavioral Syndromes of the Hypothalamus
7. Neurosurgical Aspects of Hypothalamic Disease
8. Hormone Excess Syndromes of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
9. Hormone Deficiency Syndromes of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
10. Hypothalamic Obesity and Wasting Syndromes
11. Hypothalamic Sleep Disorders
12. Genetic Syndromes of Hypothalamic Dysfunction
13. Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Hypothalamus
14. Non-endocrine Tumors of the Hypothalamus
15. Non-neoplastic Mass Lesions of the Hypothalamus
16. Rapid-onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysregulation, Hypoventilation, and Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD) and ROHHAD Association Syndromes
17. Infectious and Inflammatory Hypothalamic Diseases
18. Traumatic and Degenerative Hypothalamic Diseases
19. Iatrogenic Hypothalamic Diseases
20. Idiopathic Diseases of the Hypothalamus
Gabriel Uwaifo, MD, FACE, FTOS, DABOM, FACP, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Queensland Australia, Ochsner Clinical School, Senior Clinical Scientist and Attending Endocrinologist, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Weight Management, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA