Water intoxication and hyponatraemic convulsions in neonates.
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 64 (5) , 734-735
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.64.5.734
Abstract
We studied two neonates fed diluted formula and excessive water who developed hyponatraemic convulsions; treatment included intravenous hypertonic saline and water restriction. Educating mothers is important to stop recurrences.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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