Letter to the editor: Cerebral salt wasting syndrome following neurosurgical intervention in tuberculous meningitis
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Cerebral salt wasting syndrome following neurosurgical intervention in tuberculous meningitis.
Cerebral salt wasting is characterized by inappropriate natriuresis and volume contraction in the presence of cerebral pathology. Diagnosis can be difficult and therapy is challenging. We report two children with tuberculous meningitis and hydrocephalus who developed cerebral salt wasting following neurosurgical intervention. The first patient was managed with rigorous salt and water replacemen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Romanian Neurosurgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2344-4959,1220-8841
DOI: 10.2478/romneu-2014-0072