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Abnormal movements associated with severe hyponatraemia
N Nagaratnam1, E Icao, H Peric
1Department of Medicine (Geriatrics), Blacktown Hospital, Australia.
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|August 1, 1997
Summary
Severe hyponatraemia (low sodium levels) can cause involuntary movements in elderly patients. These movements resolved completely with prompt correction of sodium levels.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Endocrinology
- Internal Medicine
Background:
- Hyponatraemia, a common electrolyte imbalance, can present with diverse neurological symptoms.
- Movement disorders are an unusual manifestation of hyponatraemia, particularly in the elderly.