Hyponatremia and seizures after bowel preparation: Report of three cases

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 393-396

  Frizelle, F A ^a   Colls, B M ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bowel preparations; Colonoscopy preparations; Hyponatremia; Seizure; Sodium phosphate; Sodium picosulfates

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; DISODIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INTESTINE PREPARATION; PATIENT; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SODIUM DEPLETION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CATHARTICS; CITRIC ACID; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; SEIZURES; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 17744375962     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0778-6     Document Type: Article

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