Full recovery from extreme hypernatremia in an elderly woman with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome and abnormal electroencephalogram

BACKGROUND: Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state is a life-threatening endocrine disorder that most commonly affects adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The condition results from an osmotic diuresis-induced loss of water exceeding that of sodium. Altered mental status, hypernatremia and hyperglycemia...

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Autores principales: Galili, Yehuda, Gonzalez, Chad, Lytle, Meghan, Carlan, SJ, Madruga, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31205709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19848887

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31205709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19848887

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