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METABOLIC BRAIN DISEASE
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 91-96Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-010-9173-2
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Hyponatremia; Encephalopathy; Fluid therapy; Myelinolysis; Arginine vasopressin
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Hyponatremic encephalopathy is a potentially lethal condition with numerous reports of death or permanent neurological injury. The optimal treatment for hyponatremic encephalopathy remains controversial. We have introduced a unified approach to the treatment of hyponatremic encephalopathy which uses 3% NaCl (513 mEq/L) bolus therapy. Any patient with suspected hyponatremic encephalopathy should receive a 2 cc/kg bolus of 3% NaCl with a maximum of 100 cc, which could be repeated 1-2 times if symptoms persist. The approach results in a controlled and immediate rise in serum sodium with little risk of inadvertent overcorrection.
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