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Unusual complication in a child with lightning strike: cerebral salt wasting.

Abstract
Several case reports have presented various neurological complications caused by lightning. However, there was no report related to cerebral salt wasting caused by lightning injury. We described a patient with lightning strike, who was subsequently diagnosed with cerebral salt wasting.
AuthorsZerrin Orbak, Ilknur Surucu Kara
JournalChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (Childs Nerv Syst) Vol. 26 Issue 8 Pg. 1125-7 (Aug 2010) ISSN: 1433-0350 [Electronic] Germany
PMID20490508 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Brain (physiopathology)
  • Child
  • Female
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Humans
  • Hyponatremia (etiology)
  • Lightning Injuries (complications, physiopathology)
  • Water-Electrolyte Imbalance (etiology)

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