Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome in a child with Wernicke encephalopathy treated with fludrocortisone therapy
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Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome in a child with Wernicke encephalopathy treated with fludrocortisone therapy
RATIONALE FOR THIS CASE REPORT Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome (CSWS) is characterized by hyponatremia and sodium wasting in the urine. These conditions are triggered by various neurosurgical disorders such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, brain tumor, head injury, and brain surgery. To our knowledge, CSWS caused by Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) has been rarely reported. PRESENTING CONCERNS OF THE P...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004393