Hypothalamic neurocysticercosis presenting with polyuria: A first report of an unusual manifestation

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2308-2310

  Ruangkanchanasetr, Prajej ^a   Bangchuad, Thananat ^a   Sithinamsuwan, Pasiri ^a   Benjasuratwong, Yupin ^a   Chuankrerkkul, Warin ^a   Ubolwatra, Suchinta ^a   Supaporn, Thanom ^a  

^a PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; Hypothalamus; Neurocysticercosis; Panhypopituitarism; Polyuria

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; PREDNISOLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THAILAND; THIRST; URINARY FREQUENCY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; DIABETES INSIPIDUS, NEUROGENIC; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PITUITARY GLAND; POLYURIA; THAILAND; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 33748041633     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfi226     Document Type: Article

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