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Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Vol 97, Issue 5, 293-293
Copyright © 1997 by American Osteopathic Association

Case Reports

Central nervous system ischemia after varicella infection and desmopressin therapy for enuresis

JM Wieting, DD Dykstra, MP Ruggiero, GB Robbins, and K Galusha

A 7-year-old boy had a left-sided cerebrovascular accident 48 hours after beginning intranasal desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) therapy for persistent secondary nocturnal enuresis and approximately 2 weeks after varicella infection. A possible connection between desmopressin therapy or varicella infection (or both) and the patients neurologic symptoms is discussed, as is the relationship of desmopressin with hypercoagulability, Suggestions for patient/parent education, medical history taking, and patient surveillance are offered to prescribing physicians.




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