(1) The first phase of diabetes insipidus is initiated by a partial or complete pituitary stalk section, which severs the connections between the cell bodies of AVP-secreting neurons in the ...

This stalk runs from the tuber cinereum ... or an underproduction of all hormones from the pituitary gland. As with other conditions, this is the result of benign tumors impacting the anterior ...

Low levels of progesterone and estrogen cause the hypothalamus to send a releasing hormone (GnRH) to the pituitary gland. The releasing hormone signals the pituitary gland to release FSH (follicle ...

was implanted in the subcortex, the hypophyseal stalk being ... of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis, current treatment of hypopituitarism primarily involves direct hormone replacement.

The pituitary gland lies at the base of the skull, between the brain and the paranasal sinuses. From this location, it serves a critical link between the brain and the body. It is the master ...

Although a relatively rare phenomenon, lymphocytic hypophysitis can represent a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This condition was initially thought to be an autoimmune phenomenon ...