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Anti-Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hyponatremia in Intensive Care Unit

Hyponatremia causing seizure is a common cause for admission in the critical care unit. Here, we describe a peculiar case of seizure due to hyponatremia, associated with anti-voltage-gated potassium channel antibody syndrome. This case emphasizes that how a proper workup can unveil unusual but poten...

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Autores principales: Sulakshana, Sulakshana, Prakash, Shashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405289
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_480_17
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description Hyponatremia causing seizure is a common cause for admission in the critical care unit. Here, we describe a peculiar case of seizure due to hyponatremia, associated with anti-voltage-gated potassium channel antibody syndrome. This case emphasizes that how a proper workup can unveil unusual but potentially treatable causes of hyponatremia. The hallmark of this syndrome is that neurological symptoms may relapse or progress if the disorder is not recognized in time. This case report emphasizes the point that how a keen observation may decode subtle signs of the grave but potentially treatable pathologies.
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spelling pubmed-62016542018-11-07 Anti-Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hyponatremia in Intensive Care Unit Sulakshana, Sulakshana Prakash, Shashi Indian J Crit Care Med Case Report Hyponatremia causing seizure is a common cause for admission in the critical care unit. Here, we describe a peculiar case of seizure due to hyponatremia, associated with anti-voltage-gated potassium channel antibody syndrome. This case emphasizes that how a proper workup can unveil unusual but potentially treatable causes of hyponatremia. The hallmark of this syndrome is that neurological symptoms may relapse or progress if the disorder is not recognized in time. This case report emphasizes the point that how a keen observation may decode subtle signs of the grave but potentially treatable pathologies. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6201654/ /pubmed/30405289 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_480_17 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Anti-Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hyponatremia in Intensive Care Unit
title Anti-Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hyponatremia in Intensive Care Unit
title_full Anti-Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hyponatremia in Intensive Care Unit
title_fullStr Anti-Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hyponatremia in Intensive Care Unit
title_full_unstemmed Anti-Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hyponatremia in Intensive Care Unit
title_short Anti-Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hyponatremia in Intensive Care Unit
title_sort anti-voltage-gated potassium channel antibody syndrome: a rare cause of hyponatremia in intensive care unit
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405289
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