Excessive water ingestion and repeated seizures: the domino effect
| Autor: | Alex Ferreira Brito, Aroldo Bacellar, Paulo César Santos-Soares, Nivaldo Menezes Filgueiras, Heitor Portella Povoas, Jamary Oliveira-Filho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Adult
Male Plasma sodium Hospitalized patients Sodium Drinking Drinking Behavior chemistry.chemical_element Water ingestion law.invention Seizures law Humans Medicine Normal range Osmole business.industry Water Intoxication medicine.disease Intensive care unit Neurology chemistry Anesthesia Neurology (clinical) business Hyponatremia |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 66:552-553 |
| ISSN: | 0004-282X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0004-282x2008000400023 |
| Popis: | Despite variations in sodium and water concentrations, our body relies on several mechanisms to maintain the plasmatic osmolality within the normal range of 275–290 mOsm/L1. Hyponatremia is defined as a reduction in plasma sodium concentration below 136 mmol/L2. It occurs in 12% of the hospitalized patients and in 30% of the patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)3 […] Excessive water ingestion and repeated seizures: the domino effect |
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