Diabetes insipidus developing after subarachnoid haemorrhage from an anterior communicating artery aneurysm.
I describe a patient with an anterior communicating artery aneurysm who developed transient diabetes insipidus two days after a subarachnoid haemorrhage. I have reviewed similar cases in the literature and discuss the pathogenesis of the diabetes insipidus in such cases.
McMahon
A J
AJ
Department of Neurosurgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow.
D000328:Adult; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*