Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome Caused by Minor Head Injury
Joint Authors
Fukuoka, Toshiki
Tsurumi, Yuko
Tsurumi, Arihito
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 34-year-old woman was admitted to hospital after sustaining a head injury in a motor vehicle accident (day 1).
No signs of neurological deficit, skull fracture, brain contusion, or intracranial bleeding were evident.
She was discharged without symptoms on day 4.
However, headache and nausea worsened on day 8, at which time serum sodium level was noted to be 121 mEq/L.
Treatment with sodium chloride was initiated, but serum sodium decreased to 116 mEq/L on day 9.
Body weight decreased in proportion to the decrease in serum sodium.
Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome was diagnosed.
This case represents the first illustration of severe hyponatremia related to cerebral salt-wasting syndrome caused by a minor head injury.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fukuoka, Toshiki& Tsurumi, Yuko& Tsurumi, Arihito. 2017. Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome Caused by Minor Head Injury. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145291
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fukuoka, Toshiki…[et al.]. Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome Caused by Minor Head Injury. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145291
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fukuoka, Toshiki& Tsurumi, Yuko& Tsurumi, Arihito. Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome Caused by Minor Head Injury. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145291
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145291