Pituitary Insufficiency
Pituitary insufficiency, also known as hypopituitarism , is a syndrome characterized by one or more anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies as a result of aplasia or hypoplasia, destruction, infiltration, or compression of the hypothalamus and/or pituitary gland.
Pituitary insufficiency can be congenital or acquired; familial or sporadic; partial or complete; and transient (reversible) or permanent.
Posterior pituitary failure, also known as central diabetes insipidus, characterized by decreased circulating antidiuretic hormone with polyuria and polydipsia,
