Extreme hypernatremic dehydration due to potential sodium intoxication: Consequences and management for an infant with diarrhea at an urban intensive care unit in Bangladesh: A case report

Introduction Hypernatremia (serum sodium ≥150mmol/L) is one of the most life-threatening complications of childhood diarrhea, and its management remains challenging, even in a highly advanced critical care setting. This case report describes the acute clinical course and 3-month neurological follow-up after discharge of an infant with extreme hypernatremia in an intensive care unit in Dhaka, Bangladesh.