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Case Reports
. 1979 Jun;5(6):588-91.
doi: 10.1002/ana.410050618.

Hypernatremic hemorrhagic encephalopathy

R S Young, B T Truax
Case Reports

Hypernatremic hemorrhagic encephalopathy

R S Young et al. Ann Neurol. 1979 Jun.

Abstract

A 12-year-old juvenile diabetic was inadvertently given 500 ml of hypertonic saline intravenously. He developed hypernatremia, hyperosmolality, metabolic acidosis, and hyperglycemia. Seizures and stupor ensued, followed by coma and death. Computerized cranial tomography revealed numerous small subcortical hemorrhages that were verified postmortem.

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