Hypotonic hyponatremia by primary polydipsia caused brain death in a 10-year-old boy

• Main Authors: A Ra Ko (Author), Soo Jung Kim (Author), Mo Kyung Jung (Author), Ki Eun Kim (Author), Hyun Wook Chae (Author), Duk Hee Kim (Author), Ho-Seong Kim (Author), Ah Reum Kwon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypotonic hyponatremia by primary polydipsia can cause severe neurologic complications due to cerebral edema. A 10-year-and-4-month-old boy with a psychiatric history of intellectual disability and behavioral disorders who presented with chief complaints of seizure and mental change showed severe hy...