Severe hyponatremia and seizure following a polyethylene glycol-based bowel preparation for colonoscopy

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2006 Jul;40(6):558-9. doi: 10.1097/00004836-200607000-00017.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Cathartics / adverse effects*
  • Colonoscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyponatremia / chemically induced*
  • Hyponatremia / pathology
  • Hyponatremia / therapy
  • Lorazepam / therapeutic use
  • Polyethylene Glycols / adverse effects*
  • Preoperative Care / methods*
  • Seizures / chemically induced*
  • Seizures / drug therapy
  • Seizures / pathology
  • Sodium / blood*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Cathartics
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Sodium
  • Lorazepam