Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic
Synonyms
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Insipidus Cranial Type
Diabetes Insipidus Primary Central
Diabetes Insipidus Secondary To Vasopressin Deficiency
Diabetes Insipidus, Central
Diabetes Insipidus, Cranial Type
Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal
Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal Type
Diabetes Insipidus, Pituitary
Diabetes Insipidus, Primary Central
Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus
Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus
Pituitary Diabetes Insipidus
Vasopressin Defective Diabetes Insipidus
Vasopressin Deficiency
A genetic or acquired polyuric disorder caused by a deficiency of VASOPRESSINS secreted by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. Clinical signs include the excretion of large volumes of dilute URINE; HYPERNATREMIA; THIRST; and polydipsia. Etiologies include HEAD TRAUMA; surgeries and diseases involving the HYPOTHALAMUS and the PITUITARY GLAND. This disorder may also be caused by mutations of genes such as ARVP encoding vasopressin and its corresponding neurophysin (NEUROPHYSINS).