Hyponatraemic seizure following arginine vasopressin for von Willebrand disease: pernicious, predictable and preventable

Intern Med J. 2014 May;44(5):521-2. doi: 10.1111/imj.12404.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / administration & dosage
  • Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / adverse effects*
  • Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / therapeutic use
  • Diuresis
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drinking
  • Elective Surgical Procedures
  • Female
  • Health Personnel / education
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / complications
  • Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / surgery
  • Hyponatremia / chemically induced*
  • Hyponatremia / complications
  • Hyponatremia / prevention & control
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Postoperative Complications / chemically induced*
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Seizures / etiology*
  • von Willebrand Diseases / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Deamino Arginine Vasopressin