Oral sodium chloride in the management of schizophrenic patients with self-induced water intoxication.
Hyponatremia is always present in patients with water intoxication and accounts for many of the life-threatening symptoms and signs found in this population. In schizophrenic patients, water restriction, a cornerstone in the treatment of water intoxication, may be impossible to implement over the course of long-term management. The use of oral sodium chloride administration in such patients and its short-term efficacy in preventing major motor seizures are described.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014868:Water Deprivation; D014869:Water Intoxication / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D012965:Sodium Chloride