RT Journal A1 Smith SA T1 TReatment of hyponatremic encephalopathy JF JAMA JO JAMA YR 1999 FD December 22 VO 282 IS 24 SP 2298 OP 2299 DO 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-282-24-jbk1222 UL http://dx.doi.org/10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-282-24-jbk1222 AB Second, there was little evidence to support the authors' suggestions that the presenting seizures, respiratory failure, and neurological status were caused by hyponatremia. For example, could hypoxia (independent of the observed hyponatremia) be similarly implicated as causal?