Among many clinical symptoms, hiccups are an infrequent presentation of hyponatremia. Hyponatremia indicates a serum sodium level of less than 135 mmol/l, the most common reported electrolyte abnormality. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome is a less common cause of hyponatremia, which can arise from a spectrum of brain pathology. This case report brings attention to a case of hyponatremia due to cerebral salt wasting syndrome in a 76-year-old man who suffered from an ischemic stroke. The hyponatremia appeared vaguely, with only a hiccup as a symptom.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9614580 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29677 | DOI Listing |
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