Hyponatremia correction causing extrapontine myelinolysis

Hyponatremia correction causing extrapontine myelinolysis

Rapid correction of hyponatremia will result in extrapontine myelinolysis (EPM). We report a case of 25-year-old male patient who presented with traumatic brain injury (TBI) causing left temporal extradural hematoma (EDH). EDH was managed conservatively. The patient had addiction to alcohol, tobacco...

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Main Authors: Binoy Damodar Thavara, Harsha Padikkal Veettil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences
Subjects:
Central pontine myelinolysis
extradural hematoma
extrapontine myelinolysis
Glasgow Coma Scale
hyponatremia
sodium
Online Access:http://www.bldeujournalhs.in/article.asp?issn=2468-838X;year=2019;volume=4;issue=1;spage=34;epage=38;aulast=Thavara

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