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A Subset of Primary Polydipsia, “Dipsogneic Diabetes Insipidus”, in Apparently Healthy People Due to Excessive Water Intake: Not Enough Light to Illuminate the Dark Tunnel

Krishnaraju Venkatesan,
Kumarappan Chidambaram,
Premalatha Paulsamy,
Ramasubbamma Ramaiah,
Ali Al-Qahtani,
Kumar Venkatesan,
Ester Mary Pappiya,
Swetha Devidi and
Kalpana Krishnaraju

Healthcare2021, 9(4), 406;https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9040406

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1 April 2021

Dipsogenic diabetes insipidus (DDI) is a subtype of primary polydipsia (PP), which occurs mostly in healthy people without psychiatric disease. In contrast, PP is characterized by a polyuria polydipsia syndrome (PPS) associated with psychiatric illne...

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Neurochemical Aspects of the Role of Thirst in Body Fluid Homeostasis and Their Significance in Health and Disease: A Literature Review

Ewa Szczepanska-Sadowska

Int. J. Mol. Sci.2025, 26(16), 7850;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26167850

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14 August 2025

Thirst is usually characterized as an unpleasant sensation provoking drinking of water. The purpose of the present review is to draw attention to the importance of thirst in overall regulation of body fluid homeostasis in health and pathology. Intens...

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