European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 249-254 , June 2008

Cerebral salt wasting syndrome: Review

  • M. Cerdà-Esteve

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Departament d'endocrinologia, Hospital del Mar, Passeig Marítim 25-29, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. Tel.: +34 932483235.
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  • E. Cuadrado-Godia

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • J.J. Chillaron

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • C. Pont-Sunyer

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • G. Cucurella

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • M. Fernández

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • A. Goday

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • J.F. Cano-Pérez

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • A. Rodríguez-Campello

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • J. Roquer

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Received 24 January 2007 ,Revised 4 June 2007 ,Accepted 29 June 2007.

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PII: S0953-6205(07)00383-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.06.019

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 249-254 , June 2008

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