A Case of Hyponatremia-induced Seizures in an Infant Secondary to Water Intoxication from the Use of Almond Milk

Jessica Houck; Latha Ganti; Ariel E Vera

doi:10.7759/CUREUS.5899

A Case of Hyponatremia-induced Seizures in an Infant Secondary to Water Intoxication from the Use of Almond Milk

Jessica Houck
, Latha Ganti
, Ariel E Vera

University of Central Florida
Emergency Medicine, Envision Physician Services, Orlando, USA.

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Original language	American English
Journal	Cureus
Volume	11
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/CUREUS.5899
State	Published - Oct 13 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Pediatrics

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