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Published in: International Urology and Nephrology 1/2014

01-01-2014 | Nephrology - Case Report

Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis secondary to fast correction of severe hyponatremia and hypokalemia in an alcoholic patient

Authors: Ahmad Ghaith Tarakji, Ahmad Raed Tarakji, Uzma Shaheen

Published in: International Urology and Nephrology | Issue 1/2014

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To confirm the importance of slow correction of serum sodium and potassium by describing a case of a woman with chronic alcoholism and malnutrition who developed central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis (CPM) after fast correction of severe hyponatremia and hypokalemia. …
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Metadata
Title
Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis secondary to fast correction of severe hyponatremia and hypokalemia in an alcoholic patient
Authors
Ahmad Ghaith Tarakji
Ahmad Raed Tarakji
Uzma Shaheen
Publication date
01-01-2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Urology and Nephrology / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 0301-1623
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-012-0329-3

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