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Is there a relation between alzheimer's disease and sodium levels?

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No: Sodium levels.....Low or high doesnot cause alzheimers but such patients for various reasons can have abnormal values.

Answered 9/24/2016

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No, but can mimic: Low sodium levels can cause symptoms that mimic dementias like alzheimer's, and can worsen cognitive function in people who actually do have alzheimer's. Hyponatremia is a "treatable cause" of delirium -- or relatively acute onset of confusion, disorientation, memory dysfunction, etc associated with a medical cause. But it is not the same as alzheimer's disease.

Answered 4/16/2014

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