Child's Nervous System

, Volume 27, Issue 7, pp 1153–1156 | Cite as

Catastrophic electrolyte imbalance caused by excessive production and overdrainage of cerebrospinal fluid in an infant with choroid plexus papilloma

  • Ji Hoon Phi
  • Choong Ho Shin
  • Kyu-Chang Wang
  • Sung-Hye Park
  • Seung-Ki Kim
Case Report
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Keywords

Hydrocephalus Electrolyte Imbalance Focal Neurological Deficit Potassium Supplement Choroid Plexus Papilloma 
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Notes

Acknowledgment

This study was supported by a grant from the National R&D Program for Cancer Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (Grant no. 0520300; to Seung-Ki Kim).

Financial disclosure

The authors report no financial disclosure.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ji Hoon Phi
    • 1
  • Choong Ho Shin
    • 2
  • Kyu-Chang Wang
    • 1
  • Sung-Hye Park
    • 3
  • Seung-Ki Kim
    • 1
  1. 1.Division of Pediatric NeurosurgerySeoul National University Children’s HospitalSeoulRepublic of Korea
  2. 2.Department of PediatricsSeoul National University Children’s HospitalSeoulRepublic of Korea
  3. 3.Department of PathologySeoul National University Children’s HospitalSeoulRepublic of Korea

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