title: Management of hyponatraemia in patients with acute cerebral insults.
abstract: Hyponatraemia is a common finding in patients with acute cerebral insults. The main differential diagnosis is between syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion and cerebral salt wasting. Our aim is to review the topic of hyponatraemia in patients with acute cerebral insults and suggest a clinical approach to diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, St George's Hospital, Level 5, Lanesborough Wing, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK. assuntaalbanese@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hindmarsh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stanhope
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000465:Algorithms; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012076:Renal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012964:Sodium / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D012076:Renal Agents; D012964:Sodium; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin