Case Report
Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome as the Initial Manifestation of a Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
Table 1
Laboratory measures during hospitalization.
| Day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Normal range |
| Glucose | 838 | 510 | 210 | 90 | 256 | 226 | 152 | 70–100 mg/dL | Sodium | 133 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 132 | 132 | 134 | 135–145 mmol/L | Potassium | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.5–5 mmol/L | Chlorine | 89 | 103 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 108 | 109 | 101–111 mmol/L | BUN | 21 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 7–20 mg/dL | Creatinine | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6–1.4 mg/dL | Osmolality | 320 | 314 | 295 | 289 | 286 | 285 | 285 | 275–290 mOsm/kg | Anion gap | 21 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8–122 mEq/L |
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BUN denotes blood nitrogen urea.
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