DIABETES INSIPIDUS: LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS
The most common causes of diabetes insipidus are neurosurgical operations on the pituitary gland due to its defeat by benign and malignant tumors, the neoplasms themselves, lymphocytic hypophysitis.
L. Yu. Morgunov
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Sarcoidosis of the hypothalamus and pituitary stalk [PDF]
We report a rare case of sarcoidosis of the hypothalamic and suprasellar region, with clinical course and the magnetic resonance imaging follow ...
BE Kendall +15 more
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Autosomal dominant familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus caused by a mutation in the arginine-vasopressin II gene in four generations of a Korean family [PDF]
Autosomal dominant neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus is a rare form of central diabetes insipidus that is caused by mutations in the vasopressin-neurophysin II (AVP-NPII) gene.
Myo-Jing Kim +3 more
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Pituitary macroadenoma: A case of balanced deficiencies
Introduction: We present a patient with a non-functional pituitary macroadenoma who developed diabetes insipidus after initiation of thyroid hormone and cortisol replacement for central hypothyroidism and adrenal insufficiency.
Robert D. Leimbach +2 more
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A novel detrimental homozygous mutation in the WFS1 gene in two sisters from nonconsanguineous parents with untreated diabetes insipidus [PDF]
Given the limited lifespan and with the recent progress in experimental treatments for WS, timely diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment for DI/DM, hydronephrosis, and visual/psychiatric status-maintaining quality of life-are of crucial ...
Delides, Alexandros +11 more
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors have improved the survival in patients affected by an increasing number of malignancies, but they may also trigger various autoimmune side-effects, including endocrinopathies.
Agnese Barnabei +8 more
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Restored vision in a young dog following corticosteroid treatment of presumptive hypophysitis [PDF]
Background: Hypophysitis is an umbrella term for a group of disorders involving inflammation of the pituitary gland. A rare occurrence in humans, hypophysitis can produce a range of clinical signs including (but not limited to) visual deficits and ...
Liuti, Tiziana +3 more
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Incidence, severity and prognosis associated with hypernatremia in dogs and cats. [PDF]
BackgroundHypernatremia has been associated with substantial morbidity and death in human patients. The incidence and importance of hypernatremia in dogs and cats has not been determined.Hypothesis/objectivesTo describe the incidence of and prognosis ...
Epstein, SE, Hopper, K, Ueda, Y
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Congestive heart failure in rats is associated with increased expression and targeting of aquaporin-2 water channel in collecting duct [PDF]
We tested whether severe congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition associated with excess free-water retention, is accompanied by altered regulation of the vasopressin-regulated water channel, aquaporin-2 (AQP2), in the renal collecting duct.
Andersen, D. +8 more
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NG peptides: A novel family of neurophysin-associated neuropeptides [PDF]
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in GENE. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be ...
Bromham +20 more
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