Antidiuretic hormone deficiency secondary to inactive hydrocephalus: a case report
ConclusionsCentral diabetes insipidus due to hydrocephalus, though rare, can have serious complications including the predilection to develop a deficit of other pituitary hormones. Thus, even if hydrocephalus is dormant with normal intracranial pressure, it must be addressed during investigations of central diabetes insipidus.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
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