SERUM HYPERTONICITY SECONDARY TO CEREBRAL DISEASE
Authors: M F LEVITT, M BELSKY, D POLIMEROS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 March 1959SERUM HYPERTONICITY SECONDARY TO CEREBRAL DISEASEMARVIN F. LEVITT, M.D., MARVIN BELSKY, M.D., DEMETRA POLIMEROS, B.S.MARVIN F. LEVITT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARVIN BELSKY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DEMETRA POLIMEROS, B.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-3-788 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe development of serum hypertonicity in patients with primary cerebral disease is well known,1-15although many of the reported cases do not fulfill the criteria which characterize this form of serum hypertonicity. The cerebral disease and its manifestations must precede the progressive elevation of the serum electrolyte concentrations. 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CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication April 8, 1958.From the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Marvin F. Levitt, M.D., The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York 29, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEffects on the central nervous system of hypernatremic and hyponatremic statesDisorders of General FeelingsHyperosmolarity (Hypernatremia) with Cerebral DiseasePhysiology of the kidneyDisorders of renal function 1 March 1959Volume 50, Issue 3Page: 788-796KeywordsAttentionBlood plasmaExcretionHospital medicineHypertonicityMeningitisPediatrics ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...