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  • Title: The role of fludrocortisone in a child with cerebral salt wasting.
    Author: Sakarcan A, Bocchini J.
    Journal: Pediatr Nephrol; 1998 Nov; 12(9):769-71. PubMed ID: 9874324.
    Abstract:
    Cerebral salt wasting (CSW) is a syndrome of hyponatremia due to excessive natriuresis described in patients with central nervous system insult. We present a 29-month-old black male with tuberculous meningitis who developed CSW with depressed mineralocorticoid activity. The patient required hypertonic saline and ionotropic support. Mineralocorticoid supplementation effectively treated CSW.
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