Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39849643›Full record

ArticleJournal of medical case reports2025

Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus following improved medication compliance: a case report.

Eugene Annor, Ishita Bhattacharya, Mary Bass, Emily M Horvath

Abstract readCase Reports
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Eugene AnnorDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, 61637, USA. eug.annor@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8602-3980
Ishita BhattacharyaUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA.
Mary BassUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA.
Emily M HorvathDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, 61637, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a rare, often underrecognized complication of long-term lithium therapy. Lithium-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus results from chronic renal exposure, leading to significant polyuria, dehydration, and hypernatremia. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of a 55-year-old White caucasian male with a schizoaffective disorder managed with lithium who presented with altered mental status and electrolyte abnormalities following a recent stroke. Evaluation revealed nephrogenic diabetes insipidus as the primary etiology, likely exacerbated by recent changes in medication adherence. The patient responded well to fluid resuscitation, reduced lithium dosage, and targeted electrolyte management.

conclusionThis case underscores the need for vigilance in monitoring patients with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus on chronic lithium therapy, as early recognition and treatment are essential in preventing renal impairment and improving clinical outcomes.

Indexed as

Antipsychotic AgentsDiabetes Insipidus, NephrogenicLithium CompoundsMedication AdherencePsychotic DisordersFluid TherapyHumansMaleMiddle AgedAntipsychotic AgentsLithium CompoundsDiabetes insipidusHypernatremiaLithiumPolyuria

Identifiers

PMID39849643
PMCPMC11756117

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.