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Case Reports
Drinking to near death-acute water intoxication leading to neurogenic stunned myocardium: a case report.
- Lia I Losonczy, Emily Lovallo, C Daniel Schnorr, and Daniel Mantuani.
- Emergency Department, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, 1411 31st St, Oakland, CA, 94602, USA. Electronic address: Lia.losonczy@gmail.com.
- Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Jan 1;34(1):119.e3-4.
AbstractNeurogenic stunned myocardium is a rare disease entity that has been typically described as a consequence of subarachnoid hemorrhage and, less commonly, seizures. Here we describe a case of a healthy young woman who drank excessive free water causing acute hyponatremia complicated by cerebral edema and seizure, leading to cardiogenic shock from neurogenic stunned myocardium. Two days later, she had complete return of her normal cardiac function.
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