RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Iatrogenic water intoxication in healthy parturient causing convulsions and fractured mandible
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 192
OP 194
VO 35
IS 2
A1 Abu Halaweh, Sami A.
A1 Aloweidi, Abdelkareem S.
A1 Qudaisat, Ibraheem Y.
A1 Al-Kazaleh, Fawaz A.
YR 2014
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/35/2/192.abstract
AB We report a case of a mandibular dentoalveolar fracture caused by severe iatrogenic hyponatremia-induced grand mal seizure in a 31-year-old pregnant lady who underwent normal vaginal delivery. She had oxytocin augmentation of her labor, and the seizure happened in the immediate postpartum period. The seizure was thought to be because of severe hyponatremia and prompt management controlled the metabolic disorder. The fracture was reduced and fixed successfully, and she was discharged after 48 hours, healing was uneventful.