Anterior hypopituitarism is rare and autoimmune disease is common in adults with idiopathic central diabetes insipidus

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 725-728

  Hannon, Mark J ^a   Orr, C ^a   Moran, C ^a   Behan, L A ^a   Agha, A ^a   Ball, S G ^b   Thompson, C J ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARGININE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; FEMALE; GONADORELIN TEST; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES INSIPIDUS, NEUROGENIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES, ANTERIOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859645497     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04270.x     Document Type: Article

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