Gold I, Roxe D M
South Med J. 1979 Sep;72(9):1198-1201. doi: 10.1097/00007611-197909000-00033.
Although this is an extremely interesting case report from a medical viewpoint, inasmuch as it presents an unusual cause of hypernatremia, it is probably even more important because of its sociologic implications. The basic underlying causes are common in the aged, and as the number of senior and ultimately senior senior citizens increases, a repetition of the events enumerated here can be predicted in increasing numbers of patients.
尽管从医学角度来看，这是一篇极其有趣的病例报告，因为它呈现了高钠血症的一种不寻常病因，但由于其社会学意义，它可能更为重要。基本的潜在病因在老年人中很常见，并且随着老年人以及最终高龄老年人数量的增加，可以预计越来越多的患者会重复此处列举的情况。
