CEREBRAL SALT WASTING SYNDROME
(CSWS)
Ade Wijaya, MD
October 2017
OUTLINE:
• Physiology of cells in hyponatremia
• CSWS (introduction and etiology)
• Patophysiology
• Clinical manifestation and diagnosis
• Treatment
• Summary
CELLS DURING HYPONATREMIA
FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE PHYSIOLOGY: A PROBLEM-BASED APPROACH, 4th EDITION
BRAIN CELLS VOLUME IN
HYPONATREMIA
FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE PHYSIOLOGY: A PROBLEM-BASED APPROACH, 4th EDITION
CSWS
• Renal loss of sodium during intracranial disorders leading to hyponatremia and a
decrease in extracellular fluid volume
• First described by Peters, et al (1950)
• Cause: SAH, Brain Injury, CNS infections (TB meningitis, viral encephalitis),
carcinomatpus meningitis, metastatic carcinoma, transsphenoidal surgery.
PetersJP, Welt LG, Sims EA, Orloff J, Needham J. A salt-wasting syndrome associated with cerebral disease. Trans Assoc Am Physicians 1950;63:57-64.
Cerdà-Esteve, M., Cuadrado-Godia, E., Chillaron, J. J., Pont-Sunyer, C., Cucurella, G., Fernández, M., ... & Roquer, J. (2008). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. European journal of internal medicine, 19(4), 249-254.
PATOPHYSIOLOGY
• Disruption of hypothalamo-renal pathways
• Imbalance of sympathetic output with decreased renal sympathetic activity
• Direct injury to the anterior and posterior pituitary
• Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
• Local production of natriuretic peptides within the adrenal medulla  paracrine
inhibitory effects on mineralocorticoid synthesis  aldosterone and renin levels fail to
rise despite the presence of hypovolaemia
• Downregulation of renal sodium transporters due to extracellular volume expansion
and the adrenergic surge that occurs in the early phase of brain injury might cause
pressure natriuresis
Dholke, H., Campos, A., Reddy, C. N. K., & Panigrahi, M. K. (2016). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 3(3), 205.
THE ROLE OF BNP IN CSWS
Kim, D. K., & Joo, K. W. (2009). Hyponatremia in patients with neurologic disorders. Electrolytes & Blood Pressure, 7(2), 51-57.
CLINICAL MANIFESTATION
Dholke, H., Campos, A., Reddy, C. N. K., & Panigrahi, M. K. (2016). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 3(3), 205.
TREATMENT
• Salt and water replacement (isotonic or hypertonic NaCl 3%)  slow correction, CPM!
• Fludrocortisone
- 0.05 to 0.1 mg twice daily
- adverse effects: hypokalemia, hypertension, pulmonary oedema, hyperglycemia
- only used if salt and water replacement fail to treat CSWS
Dholke, H., Campos, A., Reddy, C. N. K., & Panigrahi, M. K. (2016). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 3(3), 205.
Cerdà-Esteve, M., Cuadrado-Godia, E., Chillaron, J. J., Pont-Sunyer, C., Cucurella, G., Fernández, M., ... & Roquer, J. (2008). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. European journal of internal medicine, 19(4), 249-254.
SUMMARY
• CSWS cause hyponatremia in patients with brain insults
• CSWS vs SIADH
• Treatment: salt and water replacement, avoid too rapid correction  CPM
THANK YOU

Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome

  • 1.
    CEREBRAL SALT WASTINGSYNDROME (CSWS) Ade Wijaya, MD October 2017
  • 2.
    OUTLINE: • Physiology ofcells in hyponatremia • CSWS (introduction and etiology) • Patophysiology • Clinical manifestation and diagnosis • Treatment • Summary
  • 3.
    CELLS DURING HYPONATREMIA FLUID,ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE PHYSIOLOGY: A PROBLEM-BASED APPROACH, 4th EDITION
  • 4.
    BRAIN CELLS VOLUMEIN HYPONATREMIA FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE PHYSIOLOGY: A PROBLEM-BASED APPROACH, 4th EDITION
  • 5.
    CSWS • Renal lossof sodium during intracranial disorders leading to hyponatremia and a decrease in extracellular fluid volume • First described by Peters, et al (1950) • Cause: SAH, Brain Injury, CNS infections (TB meningitis, viral encephalitis), carcinomatpus meningitis, metastatic carcinoma, transsphenoidal surgery. PetersJP, Welt LG, Sims EA, Orloff J, Needham J. A salt-wasting syndrome associated with cerebral disease. Trans Assoc Am Physicians 1950;63:57-64. Cerdà-Esteve, M., Cuadrado-Godia, E., Chillaron, J. J., Pont-Sunyer, C., Cucurella, G., Fernández, M., ... & Roquer, J. (2008). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. European journal of internal medicine, 19(4), 249-254.
  • 6.
    PATOPHYSIOLOGY • Disruption ofhypothalamo-renal pathways • Imbalance of sympathetic output with decreased renal sympathetic activity • Direct injury to the anterior and posterior pituitary • Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) • Local production of natriuretic peptides within the adrenal medulla  paracrine inhibitory effects on mineralocorticoid synthesis  aldosterone and renin levels fail to rise despite the presence of hypovolaemia • Downregulation of renal sodium transporters due to extracellular volume expansion and the adrenergic surge that occurs in the early phase of brain injury might cause pressure natriuresis Dholke, H., Campos, A., Reddy, C. N. K., & Panigrahi, M. K. (2016). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 3(3), 205.
  • 7.
    THE ROLE OFBNP IN CSWS Kim, D. K., & Joo, K. W. (2009). Hyponatremia in patients with neurologic disorders. Electrolytes & Blood Pressure, 7(2), 51-57.
  • 8.
    CLINICAL MANIFESTATION Dholke, H.,Campos, A., Reddy, C. N. K., & Panigrahi, M. K. (2016). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 3(3), 205.
  • 9.
    TREATMENT • Salt andwater replacement (isotonic or hypertonic NaCl 3%)  slow correction, CPM! • Fludrocortisone - 0.05 to 0.1 mg twice daily - adverse effects: hypokalemia, hypertension, pulmonary oedema, hyperglycemia - only used if salt and water replacement fail to treat CSWS Dholke, H., Campos, A., Reddy, C. N. K., & Panigrahi, M. K. (2016). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 3(3), 205. Cerdà-Esteve, M., Cuadrado-Godia, E., Chillaron, J. J., Pont-Sunyer, C., Cucurella, G., Fernández, M., ... & Roquer, J. (2008). Cerebral salt wasting syndrome. European journal of internal medicine, 19(4), 249-254.
  • 10.
    SUMMARY • CSWS causehyponatremia in patients with brain insults • CSWS vs SIADH • Treatment: salt and water replacement, avoid too rapid correction  CPM
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