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Case Reports
. 2015 May;9(3):256-8.

Adipsic hypernatremic myopathy

Foroogh Sabzghabaei  1 , Asghar Rastegar
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  • PMID: 25957431
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Case Reports

Adipsic hypernatremic myopathy

Foroogh Sabzghabaei et al. Iran J Kidney Dis. 2015 May.
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Abstract

Chronic hypernatremia due to adipsia is very rare and occasionally presents with muscle weakness and rhabdomyolysis. We report a patient with chronic hypernatremia without thirst sensation who presented with muscle weakness and was treated successfully with prescribed water intake.

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