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Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome in Severe Brain Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Sodium disorders are common in critically ill patients with brain injury. The severity of symptoms and long-term adverse neurological outcomes are related to the degree of sodium abnormality, the time the disorder has developed, and the treatment. After severe brain trauma, hyponatremia occurs most frequently associated with cerebral salt-wasting syndrome (CSWS) or the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion (SIADH). We present the case of a patient with severe brain trauma who developed CSWS, followed by a systematic review of the literature. This case report includes the clinical and laboratory criteria used for the differential diagnosis between CSWS and SIADH.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.81504

Authors: Adrian Baracan, Ana-Maria Baracan, Mara Moldovan

Institution: Transylvania University of Brașov

Language: English

Topic: Electrolyte and hormonal disorders

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408999930

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