Reversible brain shrinkage secondary to infant salt toxicity
| Autor: | Andrew Cheuk Him Ho, Sarah W.Y. Poon, Anderson Chun On Tsang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Sodium
chemistry.chemical_element Salt (chemistry) X ray computed Seizures Medicine Humans Sodium Chloride Dietary Shrinkage chemistry.chemical_classification Hypernatremia business.industry Sodium level Brain Infant medicine.disease Treatment Outcome chemistry Toxicity Fluid Therapy Female Neurology (clinical) Ct brain Nuclear medicine business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Neurology. 94(24) |
| ISSN: | 1526-632X |
| Popis: | A previously healthy 9-month-old girl was obtunded due to marked hypernatremia. She was resuscitated with IV hydration with progressive correction of sodium level. CT brain scan on admission showed marked brain shrinkage, which resolved as the sodium level was corrected (figure). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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