Open AccessManaging adipsic diabetes insipidus following anterior communicating artery aneurysm in a subtropical climate
Author(s) -
Nolan Brendan,
Inder Warrick J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.590
Subject(s) - medicine , desmopressin , diabetes insipidus , thirst , diabetes mellitus , aneurysm , subtropics , endocrinology , anesthesia , surgery , fishery , biology
Key Clinical Message Diabetes insipidus without perception of thirst, as may follow an anterior communicating artery aneurysm, requires prescription of fluid intake as well as desmopressin. The management goal of maintaining a normal serum sodium is rendered more challenging in a humid subtropical environment, where insensible losses are higher.