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Phil Zeitler, MD, PhD, Professor, Pediatrics-Endocrinology Section Head – Endocrinology, Medical Director – Children’s Hospital Colorado Clinical & Translational Research Center discusses central endocrine issues in some children with neurological challenges, including after hemispherectomy surgery and/or hydrocephalus. These challenges include central diabetes insipidus, early puberty, weight gain related to thyroid dysfunction, and other challenges.