Vasopressin serum levels and disorders of sodium and water balance in patients with severe brain injury.

Cintra, Eliane de Araújo; Araújo, Sebastião; Quagliato, Elizabeth M A B; Castro, Margaret de; Falcão, Antônio Luiz Eiras; Dragosavac, Desanka; Terzi, Renato G G

Cintra, Eliane de Araújo; Araújo, Sebastião; Quagliato, Elizabeth M A B; Castro, Margaret de; Falcão, Antônio Luiz Eiras; Dragosavac, Desanka; Terzi, Renato G G.

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Cintra Ede A; Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas SP, Brazil. cintra@hc.unicamp.br

Arq Neuropsiquiatr ; 65(4B): 1158-65, 2007 Dec.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18345422

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BACKGROUND: Disorders of water and sodium balance are frequently seen in patients with severe brain injury (SBI), and may worsen their prognosis. PURPOSE: To evaluate vasopressin (AVP) serum levels and sodium and water balance disorders during the first week post-injury in patients with SBI. METHOD: Thirty-six adult patients with SBI (admission Glasgow Coma Scale score < or= 8) and an estimated time of injury

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Lesiones Encefálicas/sangre; Vasopresinas/sangre; Desequilibrio Hidroelectrolítico/complicaciones; Enfermedad Aguda; Adulto; Biomarcadores; Lesiones Encefálicas/complicaciones; Lesiones Encefálicas/orina; Estudios de Casos y Controles; Femenino; Escala de Coma de Glasgow; Humanos; Masculino; Concentración Osmolar; Estudios Prospectivos; Sodio/sangre; Sodio/orina

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Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Desequilibrio Hidroelectrolítico / Lesiones Encefálicas / Vasopresinas Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Arq Neuropsiquiatr Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil

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