Asymptomatic hyponaturemia in a patient with mild head injury due to syndrome of inappropriate diuretic hormone - A case report

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-125

  Ishibashi, Akira ^a   Yokokura, Yoshitake ^a  

^a Yokokura Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hyponatremia; Hypophysis; Inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone; Mild head injury; MRI

Indexed keywords

VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SYNDROME;

AGED; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; SYNDROME; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0032617653     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.46.123     Document Type: Article

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