ea0029p1097 | Neuroendocrinology | ICEECE2012
Deledda C.
, Luciani P.
, Benvenuti S.
, Giuliani C.
, Fibbi B.
, Marone I.
, Chelli E.
, Squecco R.
, Francini F.
, Forti G.
, Peri A.
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+) ...