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Revision as of 15:18, 31 January 2018

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Common symptoms include:

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 *[[Restlessness]]
 *[[Vomiting]]
-Most patients with chronic water intoxication are asymptomatic, but may have [[symptom]]s related to the underlying cause.
-Severe hyponatremia may cause [[osmosis|osmotic]] shift of water from the plasma into the [[brain]] [[cell (biology)|cells]]. Typical symptoms include [[nausea]], [[vomit]]ing, [[headache]] and [[malaise]]. As the hyponatremia worsens, confusion, diminished [[reflex]]es, [[convulsion]]s, [[stupor]] or [[coma]] may occur. Since [[nausea]] is, itself, a stimulus for the release of [[Vasopressin|ADH]], which promotes the retention of water, a [[positive feedback loop]] may be created and the potential for a vicious circle of hyponatremia and its symptoms exists.
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