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Table 2 Patients with cerebral salt-wasting syndrome accompanying cerebral infarction

From: Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome due to hemorrhagic brain infarction: a case report

Sex/age

Cerebral infarction type

Lesion

Excessive edema

Hemorrhagic transformation

Comorbidity

Days from onset (days)

Treatment

Serum sodium concentration (mmol/L)

Urine volume

Uosm (mL/day)

Posm (mL/day)

Ref. no.

M/3

Dissection of ICA

Right MCA (broad)

Yes

No

Head injury

6

Intravenous saline

122

4.3mL/kg/hour (BW: 17.0–17.5kg)

607

219

[11]

F/38

Unknown

Right MCA (broad)

Yes

no data

Systemic lupus erythematosus

5

Intravenous saline

112

2800mL/day (BW: no data)

280

276

[13]

Lupus nephritis

Hydrocortisone

Tuberculous meningoencephalitis

F/79

Cardiac embolism

Right

Yes

Yes

Atrial fibrillation

15

Intravenous saline

134

3710mL/day (BW: 37.4–39.2kg)

454

279

Current report

MCA (broad)

Hypertension

Oral salt

  1. BW, body weight; F, female; ICA, internal carotid artery; M, male; MCA, middle cerebral artery; Posm, plasma osmolality; Uosm, urine osmolality.