Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome

Also known as: CSWS

Hyponatremia with volume depletion after CNS disease.

Medical specialty: Neurology
Subspecialty: Neurology / Neurocritical care; Endocrinology
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Natriuresis from natriuretic peptides.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (3)

hyponatremiahypovolemianatriuresis

Note

Not a primary neurologic syndrome; verify

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