Ecstasy-associated acute severe hyponatremia and cerebral edema: A role for osmotic diuresis?

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Ghatol, Abhijeet ^a   Kazory, Amir ^b  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral edema; ecstasy; hyponatremia; SIADH

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; NEPHROTOXICITY; OSMOTIC DIURESIS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYDIPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; DIURESIS; DIURETICS, OSMOTIC; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MANNITOL; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862194447     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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