Vasopressin serum levels and disorders of sodium and water balance in patients with severe brain injury Níveis séricos de vasopressina e distúrbios de sódio e água em pacientes com lesão cerebral grave

Vasopressin serum levels and disorders of sodium and water balance in patients with severe brain injury Níveis séricos de vasopressina e distúrbios de sódio e água em pacientes com lesão cerebral grave

BACKGROUND: Disorders of water and sodium balance are frequently seen in patients with severe brain injury (SBI), and may worsen their prognosis. PURPOSE: To evaluate vasopressin (AVP) serum levels and sodium and water balance disorders during the first week post-injury in patients with SBI. METHOD:...

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Main Authors: Eliane de Araújo Cintra, Sebastião Araújo, Elizabeth M.A.B. Quagliato, Margaret de Castro, Antônio Luiz Eiras Falcão, Desanka Dragosavac, Renato G.G. Terzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2007-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
vasopressina
lesão cerebral grave
hiponatremia
hipernatremia
vasopressin
severe brain injury
hyponatremia
hypernatremia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000700013
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