Intracranial calcification in central diabetes insipidus

Intracranial calcification in central diabetes insipidus

Intracranial calcification is a known but extremely rare complication of diabetes insipidus. To date, only 16 patients have been reported and all had the peripheral (nephrogenic) type of diabetes insipidus. We report a child with intracranial calcification complicating central diabetes insipidus. We...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric radiology 2008, Vol.38 (1), p.101-103
Hauptverfasser: Al-Kandari, Salwa Ramadan, Pandey, Tarun, Badawi, Mona H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brain Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Brain Diseases - etiology
Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - etiology
Case Report
Child, Preschool
Diabetes Insipidus - complications
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Pediatrics
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasound
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Zusammenfassung:Intracranial calcification is a known but extremely rare complication of diabetes insipidus. To date, only 16 patients have been reported and all had the peripheral (nephrogenic) type of diabetes insipidus. We report a child with intracranial calcification complicating central diabetes insipidus. We also report a child with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, and compare the patterns of intracranial calcification.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-007-0608-9