The effects of acute hyponatraemia on bone turnover in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage: A preliminary report

Context Animal data and cross‐sectional human studies have established that chronic hyponatraemia predisposes to osteoporosis; the effects of acute hyponatraemia on bone turnover have not been determined. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that acute hyponatraemia leads to dynamic effects on bone turnover. Design A prospective observational pilot study. Methods Bone turnover markers [C‐terminal crosslinking telopeptide of type 1 collagen...