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Hypernatremia-associated myelinolysis following the management of sepsis in a patient with glioblastoma treated with radiotherapy and temozolomide

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  1. Department of Oncology and Haematology, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Road, Cottingham, Hull, HU16 5JQ, UK

    Sanjay Dixit & Mohan Hingorani

  2. Department of Neuro-radiology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK

    David Salvage & Chris Rowland-Hill

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK

    Chittoor Rajaraman

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Dixit, S., Salvage, D., Rajaraman, C. et al. Hypernatremia-associated myelinolysis following the management of sepsis in a patient with glioblastoma treated with radiotherapy and temozolomide. Acta Neurol Belg 113, 527–530 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-013-0177-7

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