Vad orsakar Lewy body demens?
Orsaker till Lewy body demens Sjukdomen beror på att det har bildats Lewy bodies eller lewykroppar, små runda inkapslingar av proteinet alfasynuklein. De hittades först i hjärnan, men senare forskning kunde visa att de inte bara finns i hjärnan, utan kan finnas i hela nervsystemet, som då blir påverkat och skadat.
Vad är Lewykroppar?
Lewykroppar innehåller en skadlig form av proteinet alfa-synuklein och kan finnas i hjärnbarken och hjärnstammen men även i delar av nervsystemet. De rödbruna fläckarna på bilden är Lewykroppar i hjärnan. De innehåller en skadlig form av proteinet alfa-synukleien och är ett kännetecken för Lewykroppsdemens.
Is hyponatremia due to sodium valproate an idiopathic epilepsy?
We describe a 50-year-old male patient with hyponatremia (serum sodium level, 128 mEq/L) discovered during routine follow-up for Henoch-Schönlein nephritis. The patient was known to have a generalized idiopathic epilepsy and was on 2,000 mg/day of sodium valproate. After exclusion of other causes su … Hyponatremia due to sodium valproate
Can valproic acid overdose cause profound hyponatremia?
Abstract. Hyponatremia is a very commonly encountered clinical entity with potentially dangerous effects and for which many precipitating factors have been identified. We present a case of valproic acid (VPA) overdose causing profound hyponatremia, with one of the lowest serum sodium levels ever documented in literature.
Do antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) induce hyponatremia?
1 a Department of Neurology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University , Chongqing , China. 2 b Center of Epilepsy , Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders , Beijing , China. Hyponatremia induced by antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) has not received sufficient attention in patients with epilepsy.
Is hyponatremia associated with Henoch-Schönlein nephritis?
We describe a 50-year-old male patient with hyponatremia (serum sodium level, 128 mEq/L) discovered during routine follow-up for Henoch-Schönlein nephritis. The patient was known to have a generalized idiopathic epilepsy and was on 2,000 mg/day of sodium valproate. After exclusion of other causes su …