Diabetes Insipidous

A condition with either relative or absolute lack of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) leading to inability to concentrate the urine and subsequent polyuria/polydypsia and potentially fluid and electrolyte imbalance. This can be seen in a variety of conditions but most commonly in patients post neurosurgery or with cerebral malformations.

Development

The process of physical growth and the attainment of intelligence and problem-solving ability that begins in infancy; any interruption of this process by a disease or disorder is called developmental delay.

Deja vu

Feeling as if one has lived through or experienced this moment before; may occur in people without any medical problems or immediately before a seizure (i.e., as a simple partial seizure).

Deficit

A lack or deficiency of an essential quality or element; for example, a neurologic deficit is a defect in the structure or function of the brain.

Computerized Tomography (CT)

CT uses radiation to image the brain.  It takes (virtual) slices like an MRI.  CT is often used in emergency visits for a fast look at the brain to rule out multiple brain issues.  Radiation for a head CT is relatively low. It is not generally usually used as a diagnostic tool for HH in…

Comprehensive epilepsy centers

Comprehensive epilepsy centers are clinics staffed by epileptologists and other experts in epilepsy treatment. They are valuable resources for anyone who has unresolved problems related to definite or suspected epilepsy. Patients may be referred to a comprehensive epilepsy center for a single outpatient visit to assess their diagnosis and therapy, or they may receive long-term…