Abstract
The writer has had the opportunity to observe closely an individual diagnosed as having idiopathic diabetes insipidus, with the following briefly summarized findings: The patient is a male, aged 22, without subjective complaints other than polydipsia and polyuria. The condition appeared suddenly at 5 years of age, without known injury or antecedent illness. There is no familial record of the disease. Physical examination reveals no abnormality excepting a resting blood pressure of 100/65 mm. Hg. Basal metabolic records are well within normal limits. The sella turcica gives no suggestion of abnormality in x-ray negatives. There is no suggestion of hemianopsia. The eye grounds evidence no abnormality. The blood contains cellular elements in normal proportion. The following chemical findings were obtained on analysis of the blood:
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