Med. praxi. 2015;12(3):148-149

Water intoxication: a case report of a young woman with no mental or other illness

MUDr.Sylvie Richterová1, MUDr.Jan Nedvídek2, MUDr.Květa Šourková2, MUDr.Pavel Novák2
1 Kardiologie, Krajská nemocnice Liberec
2 Oddělení všeobecné interny, Krajská nemocnice Liberec, a.s.

Water intoxication is a relatively rare occurrence in departments of internal medicine. It is a life-threatening condition in which cerebral

oedema with neurological symptomatology or even death can occur. The pathophysiology involves hypo-osmolar hyperhydration, with

a shift of water into the cells. The condition can have a number of pathological causes, occur as an adverse effect of certain medications, as

part of other diseases, due to iatrogenic causes, or as a result of excessive intake of hypo-osmolar fluids in otherwise healthy individuals.

Keywords: mineral imbalance, hypervolaemia, state of spasm, hypertension

Published: June 24, 2015  Show citation

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Richterová S, Nedvídek J, Šourková K, Novák P. Water intoxication: a case report of a young woman with no mental or other illness. Med. praxi. 2015;12(3):148-149.
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