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ea0016p384 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2008

Hypothalamic–pituitary insufficiency following infectious diseases of the central nervous system

Schaefer Stephan , Boegershausen Nina , Meyer Silke , Ivan Diana , Schepelmann Karsten , Kann Peter Herbert

Hypothalamic–pituitary insufficiency may have diverse causes. Infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) may also affect the hypothalamus and/or the pituitary, although this has not been reported very often and not yet been studied systematically. It was the aim of this study to determine the incidence of hypothalamic–pituitary insufficiency in patients with previous infectious diseases of the CNS of different etiology.Patient seri...