Water intoxication secondary to feeding mismanagement. A preventable form of familial seizure disorder in infants.
Water intoxication with seizures secondary to excessive fluid ingestion occurred in four apparently healthy infants in two families; we also review five previously reported cases.
D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004326:Drinking; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000652:urine; D014869:Water Intoxication / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000652:urine
D014667:Vasopressins