Hypernatremia, or high sodium in the blood, often stems from losing too much water or gaining too much sodium, leading to an imbalance in your body. Symptoms of hypernatremia include excessive thirst, ...

Microglia are the brain's immune cells known to play a vital role in maintaining neural function and responding to potential threats. However, when the brain is subjected to hyperosmotic stress—a ...

Diabetes insipidus is a condition characterized by the overproduction of urine. It can lead to a potentially serious condition called hypernatremia when sodium levels in your blood are elevated.

Lindner et al. have screened the database of a Viennese intensive care unit (ICU) to determine the prevalence of hypernatremia, its impact on mortality, and whether it affects length of stay.

To identify the risk factors contributing to intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in extremely low birth weight infants during early postnatal life, after appropriate matching for gestational age (GA) ...

In the sweltering summer months, various health risks can escalate, one of which is a critical condition known as hypernatremia. This medical term refers to an elevated sodium level in the blood, ...

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intravenous antibiotics Study findings challenge current expert opinion advising slower correction rates. Rapid correction of severe hypernatremia is safe and appears to prolong survival, according to ...

Water is an essential component of human life, playing a crucial role in maintaining bodily functions and overall well-being. Adequate hydration is necessary for optimal health, but like any other ...

An 86-year-old black female was admitted to the hospital after she had a seizure while waiting for a swallow evaluation as an outpatient. Her family members report that the patient has baseline ...

E.M., a 37-year-old man, was admitted to Wadsworth Hospital because of abdominal swelling, weakness and a long history of heavy ingestion of alcohol. He was icteric and edematous. with . . . Robert M.

A study by researchers from Fujita University reveals that hypernatremia enhances NFAT5 and NO production in microglia and minocycline mitigates this response. The image above is a schematic showing ...