Cerebral salt wasting syndrome in a child with SSPE

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Çalık, Mustafa | İşcan, Akın | Abuhandan, Mahmut | Geter, Süleyman | Ataş, Ali | Katı, Mahmut | Cece, Hasan

Affiliations: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Harran University School of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey | Department of Pediatrics, Harran University School of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey | Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Harran University School of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey | Department of Psychiatry, Harran University School of Medicine, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Mustafa Çalık, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Harran University School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, 63000, Turkey. Tel.: +90 0505 2841568; Fax: +90 414 3183192; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome is a disorder characterized by severe hyponatremia, volume depletion, and elevated brain natriuretic peptide but normal antidiuretic hormone levels. In this manuscript, we report the case of a six-year-old patient with cerebral salt-wasting syndrome associated with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The patient showed dehydration, tachycardia, pyrexia, polyuria, severe hyponatremia, and a significant loss of urinary sodium. He was successfully treated with sodium and fluid replacement therapy.

Keywords: Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome, hyponatremia, SSPE

DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2012-0565

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neurology, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 221-224, 2012