EARLY-ONSET CENTRAL DIABETES INSIPIDUS IN A NEWBORN WITH HOLOPROSENCEPHALY

Abstract

Holoprosencephaly is a complex brain malformation caused by the inability of the prosencephalon to divide to form the cerebral hemispheres. Central diabetes insipidus (CDI), as a result of a defect in vasopressin release, may be seen due to the abnormal hypothalamic infundibular region. CDI developing secondary to holoprosencephaly in the early neonatal period has rarely been reported in the literature. A case of early-onset CDI with holoprosencephaly and 13q deletion is presented.