DIABETES-INSIPIDUS AND POLYDIPSIA IN A PATIENT WITH ASPERGERS DISORDER AND AN EMPTY SELLA - A CASE-REPORT

The paper describes a patient with Asperger disorder, Neurogenic Diabe tes Insipidus (NDI) and Primary Empty Sella (ES). His response to vaso pressin treatment suggested a concomitant presence of primary polydips ia. This is the first reported case of an autistic spectrum disorder a ssociated with NDI or ES. The implications of the observed cooccurence of these relatively rare disorders are discussed in relation to diagn osis and pathogenesis.