title: Diencephalic syndrome following cervical spinal cord trauma.
abstract: The authors discuss about five cases of diabetes insipidus observed in patients affected by traumatic cervical spine fractures and/or dislocations, without either evident lesions of the cerebral structures at CT scan examination, or important craniocerebral trauma. In all patients polyuria and hyperthermia arose some days after the traumatic accident and regressed spontaneously or after exogeneous vasopressin administration. Vasopressin urinary levels confirmed the presence of a true diabetes insipidus, the origin of which is in largely obscure. A central medullary vasopressin mediated pathway, demonstrated only in experimental animals, may be responsible for such a finding.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iob
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mattisi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rampazzo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011141:Polyuria / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D014667:Vasopressins