Treatment of Endocrine Disorders in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
Hwang JJ, Hwang DY. Treatment of Endocrine Disorders in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. Current Treatment Options In Neurology 2014, 16: 271. PMID: 24390813, DOI: 10.1007/s11940-013-0271-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroscience intensive care unitIntensive care unitDiabetes insipidusCare unitContinuous hypertonic saline infusionAbnormal thyroid function testsTraumatic brain injury patientsAggressive fluid repletionRare clinical diagnosisSerum sodium monitoringStress-dose steroidsHigher urine outputInsulin infusion protocolSubarachnoid hemorrhage patientsThyroid function testsBrain injury patientsPituitary adrenocorticotropic hormoneHypertonic saline infusionOpinion statementThis reviewCerebral saltCosyntropin testingFluid repletionIntravenous levothyroxineNeurological morbidityAdrenal insufficiency