Hyperdipsia associated with hypothalamic-midbrain hemorrhage.
A case of diencephalic-midbrain hemorrhage presenting with excessive thirst, coma, and death is discussed. Some diencephalic dysfunction syndromes are reviewed, as well as their physiological basis. Thirst and drinking behavior can provide a valuable localizing symptom and sign in clinical-pathological correlations.
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus; D008636:Mesencephalon; D013894:Thirst