Hypernatremia

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ICD-11: 5C71

Hypernatremia is defined as a sodium level of more than 145 mmol\/l[^1].

Neurosurgical relevance

In neurocritical care, artificially induced hypernatremia plays an important role in the management of intracranial pressure. Induced hypernatremia can be used to reduce intracranial pressure in neurocritical care.

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