1.
Am J Med Sci
; 364(6): 803-805, 2022 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35878736
Subject(s)
Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne , Encephalitis, Tick-Borne , Encephalitis , Humans , New York
2.
J Clin Neurosci
; 78: 409-410, 2020 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32354647
ABSTRACT
Acute water intoxication (AWI) is a disorder of excess water intake that can manifest in neurological injury and death. We describe a case of a 54-year-old man that presents to the emergency department with a generalized toxic-clonic seizure due to AWI. Initial computed tomography of the brain demonstrated diffuse cerebral edema. However, with correction of serum sodium over the one hospital day, the patient's neurological symptoms and imaging completely resolved. Clinicians should recognize of reversibility of this entity with management of hyponatremia.