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Case Report: Severe Hypernatremia From Ingestion of One's Own Urine

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
An often unrecognized cause of hypernatremia is the ingestion of fluids or substances with high osmolality. We hereby report a case of severe hypernatremia with acute kidney injury in a severely debilitated patient with acute gouty arthritis who resorted
Waye Hann Kang   +3 more
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Incidence and Outcomes of Hypernatremia in Adult Neurological Non–Brain-Dead Patients Admitted to Tertiary Care Neurologic Institute: A Retrospective Study

open access: yesJournal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 2019
Background Hypernatremia is known to have high mortality and morbidity in patients with neurological disorders. However, in most studies, it is not clear whether hypernatremia associated with brain death has been excluded.
Sritam S. Jena   +4 more
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Case report: Psychosis and catatonia in an adolescent patient with adipsic hypernatremia and autoantibodies against the subfornical organ

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
This is the first description of a patient in which adipsic hypernatremia, a rare autoimmune encephalitis, presented in combination with complex psychiatric symptomatology, including psychosis and catatonia.
Matthias Liebrand   +13 more
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Association Between Hypernatremia and Delirium After Cardiac Surgery: A Nested Case-Control Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundThe association between hypernatremia and delirium after cardiac surgery has rarely been investigated. This study aimed to determine whether hypernatremia increases the risk of delirium after exposure.Materials and MethodsFrom April 2016 to ...
Liang Hong   +9 more
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Association Between Serum Sodium Abnormalities and Clinico-radiologic Parameters in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

open access: yesThe Annals of African Surgery, 2021
Background: Secondary brain insults after traumatic brain injury such as electrolyte dysfunctions are associated with poor outcomes. This study aimed at determining the incidence of serum sodium ion abnormalities and their association with clinico ...
Philip Mwachaka   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Phase 1 Study of Convection‐Enhanced Delivery of Intraputaminal AAV2‐GDNF in Advanced Parkinson's Disease

open access: yesMovement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Neurotrophic therapeutic approaches have been limited in part by incomplete delivery to the putamen. We developed image‐guided convection‐enhanced delivery with real‐time monitoring to improve intraputaminal distribution of neurotrophic gene therapy. Objectives To
John D. Heiss   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of urea-induced osmotic diuresis and hypernatremia in a critically ill patient: case report and literature review

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Nephrology, 2019
Hypernatremia is a common electrolyte problem at the intensive care setting, with a prevalence that can reach up to 25%. It is associated with a longer hospital stay and is an independent risk factor for mortality.
Jesiree Iglésias Quadros Distenhreft   +5 more
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Pufferfish exposure and presumed tetrodotoxicosis in Australian dogs: 372 cases (2007–2018)

open access: yesAustralian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Introduction Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a neurotoxin found in pufferfish that results in the blockade of excitatory conduction and clinical signs including gastrointestinal upset and paralysis. The objectives of this study were to describe the epidemiology of pufferfish exposure and presumed tetrodotoxicosis in dogs, and to determine associations with the ...
J Hanson, CR Sharp, EM Leister
wiley   +1 more source

Unusual Presentation of Central Diabetes Insipidus in a Patient With Neurosarcoidosis

open access: yesJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2016
Hypernatremia is a frequent cause of intensive care unit admission. The patient presented in this article had hypernatremia refractory to D5W (dextrose 5% water) therapy, which led to a complex investigation.
Vedha Sanghi MBBS, Aanchal Kapoor MD
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Association of hypernatremia with mortality in patients with COVID‐19: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesImmunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2023
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic worldwide has caused varying degrees of severity of lung damage in patients, with acute respiratory distress and death in severe cases.
Yongzhi Ma, Panjuan Zhang, Ming Hou
doaj   +1 more source

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