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Hypertonic saline versus fluid restriction: The pitfalls in managing acute hyponatremia in a patient with long‐standing spinal cord injury

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posted on 2025-11-11, 15:57 authored by Vaios KoutroukasVaios Koutroukas, Panagiotis Pavlou, Emilia Imogen Smith, Andra Maria Ciutac, Christopher Redford, Jamie C Smith
<p dir="ltr">Spinal cord injury‐induced hyponatremia is an under‐recognized entity, without a mention in the European hyponatremia guidelines. We present a case of a 56‐year‐old female quadraplegic patient with cervical cord injury, presenting with severe hyponatremia and tonic–clonic seizures. This case highlights the challenges in medical management; action mechanisms are further discussed.</p>

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University of Leicester College of Life Sciences Medical Sciences

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Clinical Case Reports

Volume

10

Issue

12

Publisher

Wiley

issn

2050-0904

eissn

2050-0904

Copyright date

2022

Available date

2025-11-11

Language

en

Deposited by

Dr Vaios Koutroukas

Deposit date

2025-10-29

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No new data generated, or the article describes entirely theoretical research.

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