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Psychogenic polydipsia in a female adolescent without a psychiatric background: A case report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2021
Psychological stress is a risk factor for primary polydipsia in adolescents without psychiatric comorbidity. Taking a detailed family and social history can help to distinguish primary polydipsia from diabetes insipidus in adolescents with challenging ...
Elise Nauwynck   +5 more
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EJE AWARD 2019: New diagnostic approaches for patients with polyuria polydipsia syndrome [PDF]

open access: hybridEuropean Journal of Endocrinology, 2019
Diabetes insipidus (DI), be it from central or nephrogenic origin, must be differentiated from secondary forms of hypotonic polyuria such as primary polydipsia. Differentiation is crucial since wrong treatment can have deleterious consequences.
Mirjam Christ‐Crain
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Validity of different copeptin assays in the differential diagnosis of the polyuria-polydipsia syndrome

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The aim of this study was to correlate three commercially available copeptin assays and their diagnostic accuracy in the differential diagnosis of the polyuria-polydipsia syndrome.
Clara Odilia Sailer   +6 more
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A 27-Month-Old Boy with Polyuria and Polydipsia [PDF]

open access: goldCase Reports in Pediatrics, 2018
Psychogenic polydipsia is a well-described phenomenon in those with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia and anxiety disorders.
Yvonne Lee   +3 more
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Beyond Biomarkers: Blending Copeptin and Clinical Cues to Distinguish Central Diabetes Insipidus from Primary Polydipsia in Children [PDF]

open access: yesBiomedicines
Background: Polyuria–polydipsia syndrome (PPS) in children poses a major diagnostic challenge, as central diabetes insipidus (CDI) and primary polydipsia (PP) require distinct treatments.
Diana-Andreea Ciortea   +6 more
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Converging neurobiological evidence in primary polydipsia resembling obsessive-compulsive disorder

open access: diamondIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2017
Compulsive water drinking can have phenomenological and pharmacotherapeutic similarities with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Substantiating neurobiological evidence is lacking for such an association.
Karthick Subramanian   +3 more
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Primary polydipsia in the medical and psychiatric patient: characteristics, complications and therapy

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2017
Primary polydipsia (PP) has been defined as excessive intake of fluids. However, the pathogenesis of PP remains unexplored. Different theories include a dysfunction in the thirst mechanism, involvement of the hippocampus, stress-reducing behaviour and ...
Clara O. Sailer   +2 more
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Psychogenic Polydipsia: The Result, or Cause of, Deteriorating Psychotic Symptoms? A Case Report of the Consequences of Water Intoxication

open access: yesCase Reports in Psychiatry, 2015
Water intoxication is a rare condition characterised by overconsumption of water. It can occur in athletes engaging in endurance sports, users of MDMA (ecstasy), and patients receiving total parenteral nutrition.
Melissa Gill, MacDara McCauley
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Central and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: updates on diagnosis and management [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare endocrine disease involving antidiuretic hormone (ADH), encompassing both central and nephrogenic causes. Inability to respond to or produce ADH leads to inability of the kidneys to reabsorb water, resulting in hypotonic
Kathryn Flynn   +4 more
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The accuracy of polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and Indian Diabetes Risk Score in adults screened for diabetes mellitus type-II

open access: diamondMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2017
Context: The World Health Organization report suggests that over 19% of the world's diabetic population currently resides in India. Unfortunately, >50% of the diabetics in India are unaware about their diabetic status.
Shivshakti D Pawar   +5 more
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