Marked hypernatremia in suprasellar germinoma lacking a sense of thirst

Japanese Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 804-812

  Arai, Kentarou ^a   Akimoto, Hiromasa ^a   Inokami, Taketoshi ^a   Kakuta, Sachiko ^a   Uchida, Shunya ^a   Nagase, Mitsumasa ^a   Shimizu, Toshiko ^a,b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Horinouchi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adipsia; Antidiuretic hormone; DDAVP; Germinoma; Hypernatremia; Osmoreceptor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THIRST;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; MALE; THIRST;

EID: 0033254731     PISSN: 03852385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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