Diabetes insipidus following cardiorespiratory arrest.
Diabetes insipidus (DI) and other features of hypothalamic dysfunction were observed in two patients resuscitated following cardio-respiratory arrest (CRA). Both patients also developed marked hyperglycemia probably related to hypertonic dehydration. The development of DI in survivors of CRA suggests severe hypothalamic hypoxic injury and poor prognosis.
D000328:Adult; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000209:etiology*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007034:Hypothalamus, Posterior; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012151:Resuscitation