Hypotonic hyponatremia by primary polydipsia caused brain death in a 10-year-old boy

Hypotonic hyponatremia by primary polydipsia can cause severe neurologic complications due to cerebral edema. A 10-year-and-4-month-old boy with a psychiatric history of intellectual disability and behavioral disorders who presented with chief complaints of seizure and mental change showed severe hy...

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Main Authors: Ko, A Ra, Kim, Soo Jung, Jung, Mo Kyung, Kim, Ki Eun, Chae, Hyun Wook, Kim, Duk Hee, Kim, Ho-Seong, Kwon, Ah Reum
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623346/