Child abuse: Acute water intoxication in a hyperactive child

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Lin, Chih Yang ^a   Tsau, Yong Kwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Hyperactivity disorder; Hyponatremia; Seizure; Water intoxication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; COMA; COMPULSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYDIPSIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; WATER INTOXICATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER INTOXICATION;

EID: 27744440746     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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