Modeling the Neurologic and Cognitive Effects of Hyponatremia

[摘要] Acute hyponatremia causes swelling of brain cells and, if of a sufficient degree, increased intracranial pressure. This is a consequence of the relative impermeability of the blood-brain barrier to sodium ions[1][1]; this principle underlies the clinical utility of hypertonic NaCl infusion in the.

[学科分类] 泌尿医学