NCIt related terms : Antidiuretic Hormone Deficiency; Arginine Vasopressin Deficiency; AVP deficiency; Central Diabetes Insipidus; ADH Deficiency; Vasopressin Deficiency;
NCIt definition : Diabetes insipidus caused by decreased secretion of antidiuretic hormone from the
pituitary gland.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: Diabetes insipidus caused by a decrease in the secretion of antidiuretic hormone
(vasopressin) from the posterior pituitary gland; causes include autoimmune and/or
inflammatory conditions, congenital anomalies of the central nervous system and pituitary
gland, mutation(s) of the AVP gene, irradiation to the region, neoplasia, surgery,
and trauma.;