Open AccessStatus epilepticus as the only presentation of the neonatal Bartter syndrome
Author(s) -
Soumya Patra,
Mithun Chandra Konar,
Rajarshi Basu,
Ajoy Kumar Khaowas,
Soumyadeep Dutta,
Debanjali Sarkar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.93775
Subject(s) - medicine , bartter syndrome , hypokalemia , metabolic alkalosis , status epilepticus , tubulopathy , hypochloremia , pediatrics , hypomagnesemia , endocrinology , kidney , epilepsy , psychiatry , materials science , magnesium , metallurgy
Bartter syndrome is a rare hereditary (autosomal recessive) salt-losing tubulopathy characterized by hypokalemia, hypochloremia, metabolic alkalosis, and normal blood pressure with hyperreninemia, The underlying renal abnormality results in excessive urinary losses of sodium, chloride, and potassium. We report a case of a four-month-old infant with neonatal Bartter syndrome, who presented only with status epilepticus. To the best of our present knowledge, there is no reported case of Bartter syndrome who presented with status epilepticus.