Marathon Runner with Acute Hyponatremia: A Neurological Disorder

We report the case of an athletic 49-year-old female who has run the 2011 Marathon of Paris and was addressed to the hospital for a confusion. The investigations revealed a cerebral edema complicating a severe hyponatremia secondary to an exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH). Using 3% hypertonic s...

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Main Authors: R. Kormann, F. Philippart, S. Hubert, C. Bruel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/342760