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Computed Tomography in an Infant with Salt Poisoning: Relationship of Hypodense Areas in Basal Ganglia to Serum Sodium Concentration
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1984
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Sodium ChlorideElectrolyte DisorderBasal GangliaPediatric HydrocephalusHypodense AreasCerebrospinal FluidElectrolyte DisturbanceIntracranial PressureNeurologyNeuropathologyOphthalmologySodium HomeostasisNewborn MedicineNervous SystemUnusual AppearancesCase ReportNeuroanatomyPhysiologyPediatricsNeuroscienceSerum Sodium ConcentrationMedicine
The pathogenesis of the intracranial complications of hypernatremia has been the subject of considerable research.1-5 The purpose of this communication is to report unusual appearances on computed tomographic (CT) scan of the brain in an infant who developed hypernatremia as a result of salt poisoning. CASE REPORT The patient, a 6-month-old male infant, was admitted for investigation of seizures. He had been admitted to another hospital on the evening of Jan 25, 1983, because of several episodes in which he rolled his eyes and had generalized stiffening and back arching. Diazepam had been given intramuscularly, and the infant was then given intravenous (IV) fluids (50 mmol of sodium chloride and 33.3 g of dextrose per liter).