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A Case of Essential Hypernatremia.
S H Kim, T W Paik, T C Kwon, Y D Kwon, C M Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1983;26(6):573-578.   Published online June 30, 1983
Essential hypernatremia is a syndrome characterized by an altered setting of central receptors regulating sodium metabolism, The resulting asymptomatic chronic hyperosmolality was not associated with thirst or volume deficit, and renal tubular action and secretion of ADH were normal. In essential hypernatremia, despite normal levels of plasma potassium, total exchangeable body potassium is reduced, and then the muscle paralysis is...