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Hypothalamic adipsic syndrome: diagnosis and management
S G Ball1, B Vaidja, P H Baylis
1Department of Medicine (Endocrinology), Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. nsgb%ALBA@newcastle.ac.uk
Clinical Endocrinology
|December 24, 1997
Abstract:
Patients with hypothalamic adipsic syndrome, especially in conjunction with diabetes insipidus, pose management difficulties. They are at risk of both under- and over-hydration. We present 4 patients with hypothalamic adipsic syndromes, due to different causes, illustrating the practical difficulties encountered in this condition. The principles of management, with a sliding scale of water intake related to changes in daily body weight, are discussed.