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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2008; 06(02): 183-187
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557444
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Hypernatremia and intracranial complications due to inadequate exclusive breast-feed in neonates

Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat
a   Department of Pediatrics, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
,
Masarat Sultana Kawoosa
a   Department of Pediatrics, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
,
Javeed Iqbal Bhat
a   Department of Pediatrics, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
,
Wajid Ali
a   Department of Pediatrics, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
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09 August 2007

22 October 2007

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Inadequate exclusive breast-feed is associated with many complications in neonates, which sometimes become life threatening. Hypernatremia is one of the commonest complications, which in severe cases may be associated with recurrent seizures, sinus thrombosis, arterial thrombosis etc. However, intracranial hemorrhage is rarely seen. We present three neonates with severe hypernatremia secondary to inadequate exclusive breast-feed, two of whom developed intracranial hemorrhage during hospital stay with review of literature.

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Breast-feeding - hypernatremia - intracranial complications