Cerebral salt wasting syndrome following atlantoaxial fracture dislocation in Down syndrome
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Cerebral salt wasting syndrome: review.
Hyponatremia is the most frequent electrolyte disorder in critically neurological patients. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSW) is defined as a renal loss of sodium during intracranial disease leading to hyponatremia and a decrease in extracellular fluid volume. The pathogenesis of this disorder is still not completely understood. Sympathetic responses as well as some natriuretic factors play ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0135