IMPE Abstracts

Impairment of body water and electrolytes homeostasis are frequently observed in pre and post-surgical patients with central nervous system tumors. Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) and the Syndrome of inadequate secretion of antidiuretic hormone represent the most frequently recognized entities with dysnaetremia. However, concomitant cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS), with the characteristic triad of polyuria, hyponaetremia and natriuresis, might challenge the diagnostic s...