title: Cerebral salt wasting syndrome.
abstract: Hyponatremia following acute or chronic central nervous system injury which is due to excessive Na+ loss in the urine without an increase in the body fluid, has been described as Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome (CSWS). This syndrome is often confused with dilutional hyponatremia secondary to inappropriate ADH secretion. Accurate diagnosis and management are mandatory for to improve the course of the disease. In this study a patient with CSW Syndrome is presented and the treatment and diagnosis of this syndrome are discussed in view of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Selçuk University School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Uygun
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozkal
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Erongun
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D012964:Sodium; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin