@article{ref1,
title="A rare case of water intoxication in unusual chiropratic prescription: a medico-legal analysis due to alleged malpractice",
journal="Annali di Igiene: Medicina Preventiva e di Comunita",
year="2021",
author="Baldino, G. and Mondello, C. and Stassi, C. and Cardia, L. and Argo, A. and Raffino, C. and Ventura Spagnolo, E.",
volume="172",
number="4",
pages="250-252",
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. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The evaluation, in the present case, of the medico-legal implications related to malpractice involving a practitioner of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, led to the admission of a professional liability of the chiropractor.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1120-9135",
doi="10.7417/CT.2021.2324",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7417/CT.2021.2324"
}