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- Title
A Rare Case of Water Intoxication in Unusual Chiropratic Prescription: A Medico-Legal Analysis Due to Alleged Malpractice.
- Authors
Baldino, G.; Mondello, C.; Stassi, C.; Cardia, L.; Argo, A.; Raffino, C.; Spagnolo, E. Ventura
- Abstract
Introduction. Water intoxication is a well-recognized cause of symptomatic hyponatremia, whose often fatal consequences are described in a wide variety of conditions such as psychiatric disorders, metabolic dysfunctions, child abuse, drug abuse and several medical procedures. The case. We here report a rare case of a 67-year-old woman with severe acute hyponatremia due to an excessive voluntary water intake - 14 litres in two days - following a chiropractic prescription. The patient developed sudden severe symptoms, including water retention, sensory alteration, altered mental status and tonic-clonic seizures. She was thus admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with a diagnosis of coma due to electrolyte alterations following water intoxication. Conclusion. The evaluation, in the present case, of the medicolegal implications related to malpractice involving a practitioner of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, led to the admission of a professional liability of the chiropractor.
- Subjects
WATER intoxication; CHIROPRACTIC; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL illness; HYPONATREMIA
- Publication
Clinica Terapeutica, 2021, Vol 172, Issue 4, p250
- ISSN
0009-9074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7417/CT.2021.2324