title: [Generalized convulsions in a patient with polydipsia and severe hyponatremia].
abstract: A case of a 40-year-old psychiatric patient is reported. Primarily, he was thought to have epileptic seizures, but demonstrated acute symptoms of severe hyponatraemia, plasma sodium was 106 mmol/l. Treatment was initiated with hypertonic saline until regression of symptoms, followed by slow correction of serum sodium to subnormal level. The patients outcome was good. This treatment is discussed focusing on the importance of an immediate onset, despite that the cause of hyponatraemia may be unknown.
authors.affiliation: Silkeborg Centralsygehus, anaestesiafdelingen. molgaard@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mølgaard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood; D013894:Thirst
chemical_list: D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D012964:Sodium
vernacular_title: Universelle kramper hos patient med polydipsi og svaer hyponatraemi.