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Case Reports
. 1999 Dec 11;319(7224):1554-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7224.1554.

Lesson of the week: hyponatraemic seizures and excessive intake of hypotonic fluids in young children

P Bhalla  1 , F E Eaton, J B Coulter, F L Amegavie, J A Sills, L J Abernethy
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Lesson of the week: hyponatraemic seizures and excessive intake of hypotonic fluids in young children

P Bhalla et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ 2000 Feb 19;320(7233):494
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Case 1: computed tomograms of the basal cisterns and cerebellum (left) and the third ventricle and foramina of Munro (right) at the time of admission (top) and 24 hours later (bottom)
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Case 1: computed tomograms of the basal cisterns and cerebellum (left) and the third ventricle and foramina of Munro (right) at the time of admission (top) and 24 hours later (bottom)
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Case 1: computed tomograms of the basal cisterns and cerebellum (left) and the third ventricle and foramina of Munro (right) at the time of admission (top) and 24 hours later (bottom)
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Case 1: computed tomograms of the basal cisterns and cerebellum (left) and the third ventricle and foramina of Munro (right) at the time of admission (top) and 24 hours later (bottom)
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