Cerebral Salt Wasting Treated with Fludrocortisone in a 17-Year-Old Boy
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 859-862, 2012.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-93566
ABSTRACT
Cerebral salt wasting is characterized by inappropriate natriuresis and volume contraction with associated cerebral pathology. It is distinct from the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, which is characterized by inappropriate retention of free water. We report a patient with a porencephalic cyst who developed cerebral salt wasting. His initial treatment was supplementation of water and salt, which did not improve natriuresis or volume contraction. Fludrocortisone administration effectively managed the cerebral salt wasting.
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Main subject:
Fludrocortisone
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Sodium Chloride
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Hyponatremia
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Natriuresis
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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