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A 40-year old obese female with altered sensorium
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ahmed, Asrar Asimi, Rouf Sharma, Amit Nazir, Saima |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | Ann Saudi Med 27(4) July-August 2007 www.saudiannals.net 301 A 40-year old obese female was admitted with altered sensorium, a history of vomiting and documented hyponatremia followed by fluctuating encephalopathy and a deep coma state. She was initially managed at a peripheral health center where her serum sodium was 98 mEq/L. She was treated for severe hyponatremia (duration of hyponatremia and rate of correction not known) with a slight improvement noticed by her family members initially. The patient was managed inititally at a primary health center by a primary care physician with slight improvement but soon developed fluctuating encephalopathy and was shifted to our medical center. On admission, the patient was still in a stuperous state with spontaneous guttural vocalization only and no active movement of her limbs. On examination, the patient had asymmetrical extrapyramidal signs–more on the right side compared to the left. The patient had normal pupillary reflexes and A 40-year old obese female with altered sensorium |
| Starting Page | 301 |
| Ending Page | 301 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 17684427v1 |
| Volume Number | 27 |
| Journal | Annals of Saudi medicine |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Comatose Document completion status - Documented Ephrin Type-B Receptor 1, human Hyponatremia Limb structure Lowing (vocalization) Obesity Patients Primary Health Care Reflex action Sodium Vomiting |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
