Seizures and hyponatremia after excessive intake of diet coke

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-

  Mortelmans, Luc J M ^a,b   Van Loo, Michel ^a   De Cauwer, Harald G ^a   Merlevede, Karen ^a  

^a Klina Regional Hospital   (Belgium)

^b AZ KLINA ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aspartame; Diet coke; Epilepsy; Hyponatremia; Polydipsia; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; CAFFEINE; CREATINE KINASE; DIAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CASE REPORT; DELIRIUM; DIURESIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURE;

ASPARTAME; CAFFEINE; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MIDDLE AGED; WATER INTOXICATION;

EID: 37849054565     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282703645     Document Type: Article

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