Delayed Hyponatremia Following Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas: An Under-recognized Complication

Conclusions: We recommend routine serum sodium testing on the seventh post-operative day for all patients undergoing pituitary surgery. Most patients remain asymptomatic and unless they are detected early they can go on to develop serious complications.

Source: Neurology India - May 14, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Simon Rajaratnam Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan Vedantam Rajshekhar Source Type: research