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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor in Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Historical Perspective

The name "nephrogenic diabetes insipidus" was coined by Williams and Henry in 1947. In the literature the name "nephrogenic diabetes insipidus" has been used synonymously with the terms "vasopressin- or ADH-resistant diabetes insipidus" or "diabetes insipidus renalis."