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Alternate Name(s): Central diabetes insipidus ... Central diabetes insipidus is a rare condition -- marked by extreme thirst and excessive urine output -- caused by a deficiency of the hormone vasopressin that normally would limit the amount of urine made. See also diabetes insipidus - ...
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DI caused by a lack of ADH is called central diabetes insipidus. When DI is caused by a failure of the kidneys to respond to ADH, the condition is called nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. ... Central diabetes insipidus is caused by damage to the hypothalamus or pituitary gland as a result of:
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Central diabetes insipidus is a lack of antidiuretic hormone that causes excessive production of very dilute urine (polyuria). ... Central diabetes insipidus has several causes, including a brain tumor, tuberculosis, a brain injury or surgery, and some forms of other diseases.
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Diabetes insipidus (DI) results from a deficiency of ADH due to a hypothalamic-pituitary disorder (central DI [CDI]) or from resistance of the kidney to ADH (nephrogenic DI [NDI]). Polyuria and polydipsia develop.
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Diabetes insipidus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diabetes insipidus ( DI ) is a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, with reduction of fluid intake having no effect on the latter. T...
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Overview: Diabetes insipidus (DI) may be central or nephrogenic. Central diabetes insipidus is characterized by decreased secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also known as arginine vasopressin (AVP), that results in polyuria and polydipsia by diminishing the patient's ... ... Central diabetes insipidus and autoimmunity:
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WebMD provides an overview of central diabetes insipidus, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment. ... The major characteristic of central diabetes insipidus is extreme thirst and excessive urination. The disease occurs when the body fails to produce enough of the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin,
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diabetes.webmd.com/central-neurogenic-diabetes-insipidus-symptoms-causes-and-treatments
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