The Hypothalamic Stigma: Episode or Clinical Symptom?

Manana Gegechkori, Nana Sichinava, Tamar Gulbani

The purpose of this study was investigation of hypothalamic stigmas importance and spread in both, women population and various types of hypothalamic syndrome (HS). A total of 103 patients with HS and 23 practically healthy women (the control group) aged 16 to 40 years have been investigated. Methods of investigation involved anamnesis, anthropometry, objective and clinical examinations, hormonal testing. Hypothalamic stigmas' spread has been assessed in 760 randomized and reproductively healthy women and in 114 preschool girls with the use of questionnaires and physical examinations. Has been carried out the retrospective analysis of results obtained after investigation of schoolgirls (1977 year). The results of our study have shown that hypothalamic stigmas of various colors are frequently seen in women population. In healthy women the stigmas represent "residual" effect of hypothalamic episodic activation. In case of HS development, stigma is the pathognomonic symptom and reflects the process of disease dynamics.

Keywords:  hypothalamic syndrome, hypothalamic stigma