TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - A rare case of water intoxication in unusual chiropratic prescription: a medico-legal analysis due to alleged malpractice
JO  - Annali di Igiene: Medicina Preventiva e di Comunita
A1  - Baldino, G.
A1  - Mondello, C.
A1  - Stassi, C.
A1  - Cardia, L.
A1  - Argo, A.
A1  - Raffino, C.
A1  - Ventura Spagnolo, E.
SP  - 250
EP  - 252
VL  - 172
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1120-9135
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7417/CT.2021.2324
ID  - ref1
ER  -