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ArticleCEN case reports2013

Central diabetes insipidus and adipsia due to astrocytoma: diagnosis and management.

Imad Modawi, Geoffrey R Barger, Noreen F Rossi

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Article in CEN case reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Imad ModawiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4160 John R. Street #908, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Geoffrey R BargerDepartment of Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
Noreen F RossiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4160 John R. Street #908, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA. nrossi@med.wayne.edu.
Wayne State University · USJohn D. Dingell VA Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adipsia and/or diabetes insipidus is rarely a direct complication of astrocytoma. We report a young man with recurrence of anaplastic astrocytoma who presented as severe hypernatremia. This case highlights key diagnostic and therapeutic challenges: (1) the interpretation of the response to exogenous vasopressin in a patient with steroid-induced hyperglycemia and (2) the potential risk of brain edema and herniation if excess water is prescribed along with vasopressin supplementation. The patient was successfully managed with prescribed fluid replacement, daily weights, and regular electrolyte monitoring but no exogenous vasopressin for 8 months until he succumbed to his tumor.

Indexed as

AstrocytomaHypernatremiaHypodipsiaVasopressin

Identifiers

PMID28509212
PMCPMC5411518
OpenAlexW2059348408

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