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Case Reports
. 2005 Mar;76(3):327-30.
doi: 10.1007/s00115-004-1762-z.

[Generalized compartment syndrome after excessive drinking. A rare complication of psychological disorders?]

[Article in German]
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[Generalized compartment syndrome after excessive drinking. A rare complication of psychological disorders?]

[Article in German]
W M Franck et al. Nervenarzt. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

Psychogenic polydipsia can lead to compartment syndromes, which is too infrequently considered in psychiatric patients who binge-drink on hypotonic fluids. If masked by the leading clinical presentation of cerebral edema, compartment syndromes of the extremities may be diagnosed too late or remain undetected. Based on a literature review and case report, we discuss additional factors and the specific features of diagnosis and treatment.

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