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Case Reports
. 2000;37(1):37-40.

Unusual combination: polydipsia with hypernatremia in a schizophrenic patient

V E Lerner  1 , C Miodownik, I M Libov, M Kotler
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  • PMID: 10857270
Case Reports

Unusual combination: polydipsia with hypernatremia in a schizophrenic patient

V E Lerner et al. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2000.

Abstract

The authors describe a patient with an unusual combination of polydipsia and isolated hypernatremia without any other changes of electrolytes. The patient had two attacks of hypernatremia which were successfully treated with clozapine. Some speculations about possible mechanisms of this unusual combination are discussed.

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