Desmopressin (trade name: Minirin) is an antidiuretic agent and an analog of the naturally occurring antidiuretic hormone vasopressin.
Neurosurgical relevance
In neurosurgery, desmopressin is used to treat Diabetes insipidus. The main risks of desmopressin treatment are water overload and hyponatremia; therefore, careful dose titration is necessary when initiating therapy [^1] .
