title: Hyponatremia and the brain.
abstract: Hyponatremia is a frequently encountered condition that requires careful management to avoid both complications of prolonged severe hyponatremia and life-threatening brain damage resulting from too-rapid correction of the problem. Treatment before the condition becomes severe is the aim. Correction should be carried out as slowly as the clinical condition will allow; serum sodium should not be increased more than 12 mEq per L (12 mmol/per L) per day. Too-rapid correction may lead to demyelination syndromes.
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011149:Pons / Q000503:physiopathology; D012964:Sodium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium