Adipsia

Adipsia is a disorder of drinking in which there is an abscence of thirst and a lack of drinking behavior .

Causes

 * Lateral hypothalmic syndrome

=In the elderly== Lalonde et al identified adipsia in the elderly as part of a wider decline in physical abilities, exploratory behavior and subsequent increases in apathy. Which they argued was due, neurophysiologically, to the dysfunction of neural pathways connected to the prefrontal cortex observed during aging.