hormonal and metabolic disorders
ArginineVasopressin Deficiency (Central Diabetes Insipidus)
Causes ofArginineVasopressinDeficiency
Argininevasopressindeficiencyresults from a deficiency ofvasopressin. The deficiency may be Inherited Caused by another disorder Of unknown cause Other disorders that can cause central diabetes insipidus include Accidental damage done during surgery on the hypothalamus or pituitary gland A brain injury, particularly a fracture of the base of the skull A tumor Sarcoidosis None Tuberculosis (TB) None An aneurysm (a bulge in the wall of an artery) in an artery leading to the brain Blockage in an artery leading to the brain Some forms of encephalitis Some forms of meningitis The rare disease Langerhans cell histiocytosis Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus None 