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Constipation, polyuria, polydipsia, and edema associated with orlistat.

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OBJECTIVE To report the occurrence of a novel group of adverse effects associated with initiation and rechallenge of orlistat. METHODS A 42-year-old white woman developed symptoms of constipation, polyuria, polydipsia, and increased lower-leg edema after 2 weeks of treatment with orlistat 120 mg 3

[Water intoxication and brain edema in psychogenic polydipsia (author's transl)].

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A case of psychogenic polydipsia is presented that showed psychic decompensation and compulsive drinking under the acute stress of an imminent operation for ovarian cyst. Without any indication of an underlying organic disease process the patient developed acute water intoxication due to the

Re: MDMA-associated cerebral edema resembling psychogenic polydipsia?

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A lethal complication of psychogenic polydipsia: cerebral edema and herniation.

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[A 55-year-old male, diabetic, with polydipsia, polyuria, edemas in the legs and pain in the right lumbar fossa].

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Somatic findings in patients with psychogenic polydipsia.

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An epidemiologic investigation found a 17.5% prevalence of psychogenic polydipsia in 241 hospitalized psychiatric patients. A randomly selected sample of 10 polydipsic patients revealed such associated disorders as sporadic convulsive seizures, comatose states, hydronephrosis, enuresis/urinary

Recurrent rhabdomyolysis secondary to hyponatremia in a patient with primary psychogenic polydipsia.

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Rhabdomyolysis is characterized by the destruction of skeletal muscle tissue, and its main causes are trauma, toxic substances and electrolyte disturbances. Among the latter is hyponatremia-induced rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition that occurs mainly in patients with psychogenic polydipsia.

Hypotonic hyponatremia by primary polydipsia caused brain death in a 10-year-old boy.

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Hypotonic hyponatremia by primary polydipsia can cause severe neurologic complications due to cerebral edema. A 10-year-and-4-month-old boy with a psychiatric history of intellectual disability and behavioral disorders who presented with chief complaints of seizure and mental change showed severe

Hyponatremia in psychogenic polydipsia.

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Twenty psychotic patients with psychogenic polydipsia had hyponatremia (98 to 124 mEq/L) lasting up to 28 months, with headache, hypertension, dementia, seizures, lethargy, and coma. Two deaths also may be attributed to this syndrome. Patients drank 7 to 43 L of water daily. Urine was dilute during

Unilateral paraneoplastic optic disc edema and retinal periphlebitis in pineal germinoma.

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UNASSIGNED To describe a unilateral ocular paraneoplastic syndrome in pineal germinoma. UNASSIGNED A 24-year-old male presented with diplopia, excessive thirst, and frequent urination. Cranial MRI showed a mass in pineal gland. Dorsal midbrain syndrome signs were present. Examination showed optic

A case of insulin edema with inappropriate hyperaldosteronism.

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Edema of variable severity is an uncommon complication of insulin treatment. Increased sodium reabsorption, transient proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia are the most frequently reported laboratory disorders at the time of edema formation. This case report describes a 44-yr-old man with a 4-month

Cyclical edema in a patient with hypothalamic disorders and chronic glomerulonephritis: arginine vasopressin-dependent atrial natriuretic hormone release.

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A 28-year-old woman had hypothalamic disorders (amenorrhea, obesity, psychiatric abnormalities, polydipsia and fever) and chronic glomerulonephritis. She also suffered from general edema associated with cyclical oliguria and polyuria. Her body weight and plasma osmolality increased during the

Intracranial hypertension secondary to psychogenic polydipsia.

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Psychogenic polydipsia, in its most severe form, can lead to acute water intoxication by way of extreme hyponatremia. This results in cerebral edema, mental status deterioration and can lead to life threatening intracranial hypertension if not identified and treated urgently. However, this treatment

A Case of MDMA-Associated Cerebral and Pulmonary Edema Requiring ECMO.

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A 20-year-old female presented with confusion, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and severe hyponatremia after ingesting 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). Brain computed tomography (CT) demonstrated cerebral edema. Her hospital course was rapidly complicated by respiratory failure and shock

Acute correction of hyponatremia secondary to psychogenic polydipsia.

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BACKGROUND Psychogenic polydipsia is prevalent amongst psychiatric patients, but less common in the general population. Generally, hyponatremia ensues with complications of cerebral edema resulting in confusion, seizures, coma, and death. Rapid correction of serum sodium levels can lead to further

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