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The body (in particular the brain) adapts to the higher sodium concentration. Rapidly lowering the sodium concentration with free water, once this adaptation has occurred, causes water to flow into brain cells and causes them to swell. This can lead to cerebral edema, potentially resulting in seizures, permanent brain damage, or death.
Salt poisoning typically results in a feeling of confusion and jitteriness; more severe intoxication can cause seizures and coma. Death can result if medical intervention is not forthcoming. These symptoms are generally a consequence of hypernatremia – an abnormally high sodium level in the blood. (There are myriad causes of hypernatremia ...
Hypernatremia (high blood sodium level, above 145 mEq/L) causes thirst, and due to brain cell shrinkage may cause confusion, muscle twitching, or spasms. With severe elevation, seizures and comas may occur. [11] [12] Death can be caused by ingestion of large amounts of salt at a time (about 1 g per kg of body weight). [13]
The syndrome can strike after an infection and fever. Grace Hinchman was a healthy college athlete when she suddenly developed seizures. Epilepsy Symptoms: Woman Had FIRES, Syndrome That Causes ...
Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, can increase frequency of seizure. The probable mechanism is that elevated extracellular glucose level increases neuronal excitability. [38] Curiously, hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, can also trigger seizures. [39] The mechanism is also increased cortical excitability. [40]
Hormonal shifts at puberty, with birth control and at menopause can also cause changes in the frequency and severity of seizures and must be closely monitored. Increased seizure activity is reported by 50% of women during the course of the pregnancy due to changing levels of hormones, fluids, salts and absorption and elimination of medications ...
The menstrual cycle can cause fluctuations in estrogen, which can cause water retention, Johnson notes. ... In addition to eating less high-sodium processed foods, the experts recommend opting for ...
Thanks to a newly developed laser surgery that had never before been done at Ella's local hospital, the 5-year-old is back to her old self. 5-year-old suffering from 50 seizures a day saved by ...