Patients with advanced liver cirrhosis and liver failure frequently experience abnormalities in their serum electrolyte levels.In such patients,hyponatremia has been identified as a predictor of poor outcomes.However,...
Angioedema is a known side effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I). However, trauma precipitating angioedema is a rare event. We detail a case of trauma-induced angioedema in a patient taking an ACE...
As a common cause of viral encephalitis,varicella-zoster virus(VZV)may invade the central nervous system of immunosuppressed patients during reactivation.Herein,we report a rare case of an immunocompetent patient with...
BACKGROUND Seizures are one of the most common neurological complications encountered in the intensive care unit(ICU).They can occur in the background of exacerbation of a known neurological disease or secondary to no...
BACKGROUND Cirrhosis is a common liver disease,and ascites is one of the common clinical conditions.However,the clinical manifestations of ascites combined with hyponatremia as a high-risk condition and its relationsh...
The incidence of hyponatremia after spinal cord injury was reported to be between 25 and 80%.Hyponatremia can lead to a variety of clinical symptoms,from mild to severe and even life-threatening.Hyponatremia is often ...
BACKGROUND Addison’s disease(AD)is a rare but potentially fatal disease in Western countries,which can easily be misdiagnosed at an early stage.Severe adrenal tuberculosis(TB)may lead to depression in patients.CASE S...
supported by Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology of China(grant no.BE2022821);the China Scholarship Council(CSC;grant no.202206090022)
Background Postoperative delayed hyponatremia(PDH)is a major cause of readmission after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery(eTSS)for pituitary adenomas(PAs).However,the risk factors associated with PDH have not been we...
Patients with liver cirrhosis are advised to limit their sodium consumption to control excessive fluid accumulation.Salt is the most common form in which sodium is consumed daily.Consequently,various recommendations u...
BACKGROUND Holoprosencephaly(HPE)is a congenital malformation with various degrees of incomplete separation of the cerebral hemispheres due to differentiation disorders of the forebrain.Although HPE with diabetes insi...