title: Hypernatremic metabolic myopathy due to hypothalamic dysfunction.
abstract: We report a patient with muscle weakness secondary to elevated serum sodium level. The cause of the elevated sodium level and the mechanism involved in producing muscle weakness are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 35, Al Khod 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Fax. 00 968 513 419.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Woodhouse