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"HYPOTHALAMIC HAMARTOMA"

“ This is a tumour of the tuber cinerium that affects patients aged less than 2 years.   It presents with precocious puberty and gelastic (‘...

This is a tumour of the tuber cinerium that affects patients aged less than 2 years. 
It presents with precocious puberty and gelastic (‘laughing’) seizures.
CT
•  Well-defined homogeneous mass with no enhancement located in the hypothalamus (i.e. floor of the third ventricle)
MRI
 Isointense on both T1 and T2