The pathophysiology and treatment of hyponatraemic encephalopathy: An update

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2486-2491

  Moritz, Michael L ^a   Ayus, Juan Carlos ^b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain damage; Demyelination; Encephalopathy; Hyponatraemia; Hyposmolaity

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; VASOPRESSIN V2 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMYELINATION; FLUID BALANCE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; LUNG EDEMA; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344897181     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfg394     Document Type: Article

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