Unusual presentation of vitamin A intoxication.
A 10.5-year-old boy was admitted to hospital because of a focal motor seizure. He had suffered from impaired attention span and emotional instability from the age of 6 years. From the age of 5 years he received daily a multivitamin preparation containing 5,000 IU vitamin A. The cause of his symptoms was found to be vitamin A intoxication, with an unusual acute presentation of microscopic hematuria, electroencephalographic abnormalities, and convulsions.
D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006417:Hematuria / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D006986:Hypervitaminosis A; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013997:Time Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage
D014801:Vitamin A