Brain dehydration and neurologic deterioration after rapid correction of hyponatremia

Brain dehydration and neurologic deterioration after rapid correction of hyponatremia. We made rats severely hyponatremia varying the rate of onset and duration of the disturbance, and then compared rapid correction to slow correction. An acute fall in the plasma Na to 106 mEq/liter within seven hou...

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Published in:	Kidney international Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 69 - 75
Main Authors:	Sterns, Richard H., Thomas, Darbbie J., Herndon, Robert M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-01-1989
Subjects:	Animals Body Water - metabolism Brain - metabolism Brain Diseases - etiology Deamino Arginine Vasopressin - administration & dosage Dehydration - etiology Fluid Therapy Hyponatremia - therapy Male Potassium - metabolism Rats Rats, Inbred Strains Sodium - metabolism Sodium Chloride - therapeutic use Time Factors Water-Electrolyte Balance
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Summary:	Brain dehydration and neurologic deterioration after rapid correction of hyponatremia. We made rats severely hyponatremia varying the rate of onset and duration of the disturbance, and then compared rapid correction to slow correction. An acute fall in the plasma Na to 106 mEq/liter within seven hours caused seizures and coma, but these findings resolved and survival was 100%after either rapid or slow correction. A more gradual fall in plasma Na to 95 mEq/liter in three days caused neither seizures nor coma. Measurements of brain water and electrolytes showed that adaptive losses of brain Na and K (maximally depleted within seven hours) and slower losses of non-electrolyte solutes progressively reduced brain edema. After three days of hyponatremia, rapid correction to 119 mEq/liter with 1m NaCl or to 129 mEq/liter by withdrawing DDAVP caused brain dehydration because lost brain K and non-electrolyte solutes were recovered slowly. This treatment was followed by a delayed onset of severe neurologic findings, demyelinating brain lesions and a mortality rate of over 40%. Slow correction (0.3 mEq/liter/hr) avoided these complications and permitted 100%survival. We conclude that the rat adapts quickly to hyponatremia and can survive with extremely low plasma sodium concentrations for prolonged periods. Although rapid correction is well tolerated when hyponatremia is of brief duration, it may cause brain damage in animals that have had time to more fully adapt to the disturbance.
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ISSN:	0085-2538 1523-1755
DOI:	10.1038/ki.1989.9