Endocrine Abstracts

Hyponatraemia is the most frequent electrolyte disorder encountered in hospitalized patients. Hyponatraemia causes a wide variety of neurological signs and symptoms, depending on the rate and degree of serum sodium drop. The negative effects of low extracellular sodium concentrations ((Na+)) on neuronal cells are known to be due to the entry of fluids into the cells, as a consequence of reduced plasma osmolality. To date, it has not been investigated whether low (Na+) ...