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Hypernatremic myopathy

K Hiromatsu1, T Kobayashi, N Fujii

  • 1Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University 60, Fukuoka, Japan.

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
|April 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary
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Severe hypernatremia (high sodium) in a young man caused proximal muscle weakness. Muscle energy stores were depleted, likely due to the sodium-potassium pump working overtime, resolving with sodium correction.

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Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Neurology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Hypernatremia, characterized by elevated serum sodium levels, can present with diverse clinical manifestations.
  • Proximal muscle weakness is an uncommon but significant symptom that warrants thorough investigation.
  • The underlying mechanisms linking severe hypernatremia to muscle dysfunction are not fully elucidated.