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Antidiuretic hormone deficiency secondary to inactive hydrocephalus: a case report
Background Diabetes insipidus is a syndrome characterized by polyuria, which is almost always associated with polydipsia. The most frequent cause is central diabetes insipidus, which is the result of an inadequate secretion of the antidiuretic hormone ...
Anuradha Kadel +10 more
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Diabetes insipidus is a disease in which large volumes of dilute urine (polyuria) are excreted due to vasopressin (AVP) deficiency [central diabetes insipidus (CDI)] or to AVP resistance (nephrogenic diabetes insipidus).
Giuseppe Murdaca +10 more
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Central Diabetes insipidus in a Nigerian child : A case report
Background: Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) is rare in children. About 30 - 50% of cases are idiopathic. Early and accurate diagnosis are crucial for safe and effective treatment.
Okpere AN, Anochie IC , Yarhere I
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Use of Chlorothiazide in the Management of Central Diabetes Insipidus in Early Infancy
Management of central diabetes insipidus in infancy is challenging. The various forms of desmopressin, oral, subcutaneous, and intranasal, have variability in the duration of action.
Manish Raisingani +2 more
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Idiopathic central diabetes Insipidus.
Idiopathic central diabetes insipidus (CDI) is a rare disorder characterized clinically by polyuria and polydipsia, and an abnormal urinary concentration without any identified etiology. We report a case of central diabetes insipidus in a 60-year-old lady in the absence of secondary causes like trauma, infection, and infiltrative disorders of brain.
Mary, Grace +2 more
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Feeding disorders of infancy are common in paediatric practice. Among rare causes of this disturbance is diabetes insipidus (DI), which is a clinical syndrome characterized by polyuria, polydypsia and dehydration with hypernatraemia.
Katarzyna Anna Banasiak +6 more
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Diabetes insipidus as a presentation of lung adenocarcinoma: a case report
Background Paraneoplastic syndromes are rare complications associated with malignancies, and central diabetes insipidus represents one of their uncommon manifestations.
Maryam Alsadat Tabatabaei +1 more
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Status epilepticus causes significant morbidity and mortality. A case of generalized status epilepticus followed by massive pulmonary aspiration, acute respiratory failure and transient central diabetes insipidus is presented.
CARVALHO MAURICIO +4 more
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Central diabetes insipidus (CDI), characterized by polyuria and polydipsia, is caused by deficiency of arginine vasopressin (AVP), an antidiuretic hormone which acts on V2 receptors in kidney to promote reabsorption of free water. CDI is classified into three subtypes; idiopathic, secondary and familial.
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