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Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 452-454 |
Mixed acid-base disorder secondary to topiramate use in traumatic brain injury
S Golla1, U Anandh1, A Balasubramaniam2
1 Department of Nephrology, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, Telangana, India 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
Correspondence Address:
U Anandh Department of Nephrology, Yashoda Hospitals, Alexander Road, Secunderabad - 500 003, Telangana India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.177136
We report a case of a man with traumatic brain injury. He was started on to prophylactic topiramate which led to a mixed acid-base disorder. He had severe metabolic acidosis secondary to renal tubular acidification defect and respiratory alkalosis secondary to hyperventilation. Withdrawal of the offending drug led to the prompt resolution of the acid-base disturbance.
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