Compulsive polydipsia following meningioma resection: an epileptic phenomenon? Case report.
The authors report the case of an individual who developed compulsive polydipsia following resection of a left sphenoidal ridge meningioma. The episodic, stereotyped nature of his symptoms, response to treatment, and electroencephalographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings are all highly consistent with temporal lobe-onset epilepsy. The pathophysiology of this underrecognized phenomenon is discussed.
Department of Neurology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
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Rabinowicz
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Weiss
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DeGiorgio
D000328:Adult; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000209:etiology*; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*