title: Hypernatremic hemorrhagic encephalopaty: case report and literature review.
abstract: Hypernatremia is a common electrolyte disorder in people with impaired thirst control mechanism or access to water, and may lead from minimal disorders until coma. Among the hypernatremia morbidities, central nervous system hemorrhage is uncommon and poorly studied. We report a case involving a patient admitted to the intensive care unit with reduced consciousness level, hypernatremia and head computed tomography scan showing bilateral parenchyma hemorrhage. A literature review of hypernatremia hemorrhagic encephalopathy was conducted.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lucas Sampaio
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Mata
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gusmão
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Antônio Raimundo Pinto de
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Almeida