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Cerebral salt wasting and elevated brain natriuretic peptide levels after traumatic brain injury
Surgical Neurology, 04/10/08
Lu DC et al. - These patients with TBI had findings consistent with CSW with elevated BNP levels in the setting of normal cardiac function. In both cases, a high BNP level was observed after declining plasma Na levels despite aggressive hypertonic saline infusion. High BNP levels may be associated with CSW. Further studies are necessary to establish a causative role for BNP in TBI-induced CSW.
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