Hypothalamic adipsic syndrome: diagnosis and management

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1997 Oct;47(4):405-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2591079.x.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / complications
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drinking
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Hypothalamic Diseases / etiology
  • Hypothalamic Diseases / therapy
  • Male
  • Osmolar Concentration
  • Perceptual Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Perceptual Disorders / etiology
  • Perceptual Disorders / therapy
  • Pineal Gland
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / complications
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications
  • Syndrome
  • Thirst*