Sudden collapse of a young female cross country runner

The case is reported of a young previously healthy female cross country runner who collapsed on completion of a cross country run. The cause of the collapse was non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema as a manifestation of hyponatraemic encephalopathy. The concurrent occurrence of non-cardiogenic pulmonary...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of sports medicine 2006-04, Vol.40 (4), p.e11-e11
Hauptverfasser: Kashyap, A S, Anand, K P, Kashyap, S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The case is reported of a young previously healthy female cross country runner who collapsed on completion of a cross country run. The cause of the collapse was non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema as a manifestation of hyponatraemic encephalopathy. The concurrent occurrence of non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and encephalopathy due to hyponatraemia is unusual.
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsm.2005.020446