Electroencephalographic changes in acute water intoxication.
In this case report the electroencephalograph remained abnormal even when the sodium had returned to normal. Although it was not possible to monitor intracranial pressure in this patient, it is the presumption that the cerebral oedema was the cause of both the seizures and the electroencephalographic abnormalities.
D000328:Adult; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000150:complications; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014869:Water Intoxication / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*