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Renal salt wasting as part of dysautonomia in Guillain-Barre syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20732865     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD) are the most important causes of non-iatrogenic hyponatraemia that can significantly complicate various brain diseases. Salt wasting without an underlying CNS disease may have been disregarded so far by clinicians and has been described as renal salt-wasting (RSW) in patients as drug side effect (eg, cisplatin), in older people with various common diseases (eg, hip fracture, pulmonary infections) and other sporadic conditions. In Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), however, hyponatraemia has been described mainly as SIAD. However, symptoms of hyponatraemia rarely develop in GBS. Here, we report on a woman with GBS with dominant symptoms of dysautonomia and moderate severe hyponatraemia. We could identify RSW as part of the autonomic dysfunction that significantly contributed to disease worsening.
Authors:
T Lenhard; C Grimm; P A Ringleb
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry     Volume:  82     ISSN:  1468-330X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-08     Completed Date:  2011-09-30     Revised Date:  2012-03-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985191R     Medline TA:  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1051-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. thorsten.lenhard@med.uni-heidelberg.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Albumins / metabolism
Constipation / etiology
Demyelinating Diseases / pathology
Electrophysiological Phenomena
Female
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / etiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / complications*,  diagnosis,  metabolism*
Humans
Hyponatremia / etiology*,  metabolism*
Kidney / metabolism*
Primary Dysautonomias / etiology*,  metabolism*
Sodium / blood,  urine
Urinary Bladder / ultrasonography
Urination Disorders / etiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Albumins; 7440-23-5/Sodium
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2012 Mar;83(3):344-5   [PMID:  21335571 ]

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