Abstract
The paper presents the case history of a 15-year-old boy with traumatic tetraplegia who developed hypercalcaemia within 6 weeks of injury. The condition was initially controlled by the infusion of intravenous fluids in large amounts and by the administration of calcitonin. After 3 weeks, calcitonin became ineffective. Eventually the hypercalcaemia responded to cortisone administered in low dosage. The endocrinologic implications of this observation are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 60-67 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Paraplegia |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1978 |
Keywords
- Adrenocortical insufficiency
- Hypercalcaemia
- Spinal cord injury
- Tetraplegia