A fatal case of cerebral oedema with hyponatraemia and massive polyuria after renal transplantation

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1231-1234

  Cansick, Janette ^a,b   Rees, Lesley ^a   Koffman, Geoff ^c   Van't Hoff, William ^a   Bockenhauer, Detlef ^a  

^a Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral oedema; Hyponatraemia; Hypotonic fluid; Kidney transplant; Polyuria; Salt wasting; Seizure

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHILD; DIURESIS; FATALITY; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MYDRIASIS; PH; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT WASTING; SCHOOL CHILD; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URINE VOLUME;

BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POLYURIA;

EID: 67650323992     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-1100-y     Document Type: Article

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