Benign intracranial hypertension following severe hyponatremic dehydration in congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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M A Reynolds, N P Murphy, F Harris

    Clinical Pediatrics
    |November 1, 1985
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Benign intracranial hypertensionCongenital adrenal hyperplasiaHyponatremic dehydrationNeurological complicationsPediatric endocrinology

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