ISSN
2277 - 3282
e ISSN
2277 - 3290
Publisher
Journal of Science
POST PARTUM HYPERNATREMIA PRESENTING AS QUADRIPARESIS SECONDARY TO RHABDOMYOLYSIS AND SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS THROMBOSIS: A CASE REPORT
Author / Afflication
L. Venu Gopal
Associate Professor, Dept of General Medicine, Mamata Medical College & General Hospital- Khammam, Telangana, India.
B.S Pandey
Asst. professor, Dept of General Medicine, Mamata Medical College & General Hospital- Khammam, Telangana, India.
Dilip M Ram Pure
Professor and Head,Dept of General Medicine, Mamata Medical College & General Hospital- Khammam, Telangana, India.
L Suresh Kumar
Post Graduate, Dept of General Medicine, Mamata Medical College & General Hospital- Khammam, Telangana, India.
Keywords
Hypernatremia , Rhabdomyolysis ,Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis ,
Abstract
Postpartum female 15 days after delivery presented to our hospital with history of fever with altered sensorium. Examination revealed patient being irritable and inability to move all four limbs. Laboratory investigations revealed hypernatremia and elevated creatinine phospho kinase (CPK). MRI showed features suggestive of sagittal sinus thrombosis. We are reporting a case of quadriparesis secondary to rhabdomyolysis and superior sagittal sinus thrombosis in post partum female emphasizing potential complications of hypernatremia.
Volume / Issue / Year
5 , 10 , 2015
Starting Page No / Endling Page No
941 - 943