title: Adipsic hypernatremic myopathy.
abstract: Chronic hypernatremia due to adipsia is very rare and occasionally presents with muscle weakness and rhabdomyolysis. We report a patient with chronic hypernatremia without thirst sensation who presented with muscle weakness and was treated successfully with prescribed water intake.
authors.affiliation: . fg_sab@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Foroogh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sabzghabaei
authors.forename: Asghar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rastegar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004326:Drinking; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013894:Thirst; D016896:Treatment Outcome