Hyponatraemia in children with febrile convulsions.
In a study of 23 children admitted to hospital with a febrile convulsion, mild hyponatraemia was found on 8 occasions. In 6 of these cases there was evidence of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. The hyponatraemia is unlikely to be the cause of the convulsion, but probably predisposes the child to a subsequent convulsion during the same febrile illness.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications*; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000378:metabolism
D014667:Vasopressins