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Hyponatremia in the NeuroICU

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This chapter describes in detail the workup of the three most commonly encountered etiologies of hyponatremia in the NeuroICU: volume overload (heart failure or cirrhosis), cerebral salt wasting, and syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone. Extensive guidance of the laboratory workup and management strategies are included.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Catherine S. W. Albin

  2. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Sahar F. Zafar

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  1. Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Catherine S.W. Albin

  2. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA

    Sahar F. Zafar

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Albin, C.S.W., Zafar, S.F. (2022). Hyponatremia in the NeuroICU . In: Albin, C.S., Zafar, S.F. (eds) The Acute Neurology Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75732-8_59

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