Hiccup: The Striking Manifestation of Hyponatremia Due to Ischemic Stroke-Induced Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome (CSWS)

Authors

Utsow Saha, Medical Education, Enam Medical College and Hospital, Rangpur, BGD.
Anid Hassan, Department of Internal Medicine, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, BGD.
Chowdhury F. Zaman, Medicine and Surgery, Jahurul Islam Medical College and Hospital, Kishoregonj, BGD.
Sabrina Afroz, Internal Medicine, Tri-City Medical Group, Los Angeles, USA.
Ridwan Faruq, Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Cureus

Abstract

Among many clinical symptoms, hiccups are an infrequent presentation of hyponatremia. Hyponatremia indicates a serum sodium level of less than 135 mmol/l, the most common reported electrolyte abnormality. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome is a less common cause of hyponatremia, which can arise from a spectrum of brain pathology. This case report brings attention to a case of hyponatremia due to cerebral salt wasting syndrome in a 76-year-old man who suffered from an ischemic stroke. The hyponatremia appeared vaguely, with only a hiccup as a symptom.

First Page

e29677

DOI

10.7759/cureus.29677

Publication Date

9-1-2022

Recommended Citation

Saha, Utsow; Hassan, Anid; Zaman, Chowdhury F.; Afroz, Sabrina; and Faruq, Ridwan, "Hiccup: The Striking Manifestation of Hyponatremia Due to Ischemic Stroke-Induced Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome (CSWS)" (2022). Internal Medicine. 184.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/internal_medicine/184

Identifier

36320976 (pubmed); PMC9614580 (pmc); 10.7759/cureus.29677 (doi)