Authors: V. Hrabovský; Arnošt Martínek Authors‘ workplace: Metabolická JIP Interní kliniky FN, Ostrava-Poruba, přednosta MUDr. A. Martínek, CSc. Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2003; (7): 410-412 Category:
Hyponatremia is characterized by a decrease of serum sodium level below 135 mmol/l. Severehyponatremia (serum levels below 127 mmol/l) developed within 48 hours or below 120 mmol/developing during a longer period of time) is associated with a high risk life-threatening osmoticdemyelinization syndrome. The same risk originates in an ill-judged correction of theseextremely low pathological levels.
Key words: hyponatremia – osmotic demyelinization syndrome.
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