Open AccessTransient central diabetes insipidus following ischemic stroke
Author(s) -
J Muthukrishnan,
Sandeep Kumar,
Faiz Ahmad
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.119554
Subject(s) - diabetes insipidus , medicine , desmopressin , polyuria , infarction , diabetes mellitus , stroke (engine) , ischemia , cardiology , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , surgery , endocrinology , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
Central Diabetes Insipidus (CDI) following ischemic infarction of the brain has been described as a rare presentation. Posterior pituitary ischemia has also been postulated as a possible cause of idiopathic CDI. We encountered a young male with bilateral extensive ischemic infarction sustained at high altitude, who had transient polyuria due to central diabetes insipidus, requiring desmopressin therapy. DI completely resolved during the course of his neurological recovery.