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Terlipressin-induced hyponatremic seizure in a child

Terlipressin, an analog of the natural hormone arginine-vasopressin, is a splanchnic constrictor that is used to control variceal bleeding in portal hypertension. It has a very good safety profile compared to vasopressin. Although rare, adverse effects such as hyponatremia and seizure can occur. We...

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Autor principal: Zaki, Syed Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24014921
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.114995