Drinking excessive amounts of water can be fatal due to water intoxication.
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Drinking excessive amounts of water can lead to water intoxication (acute hyponatremia), which causes severe neurological complications and can be fatal.
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[Hyponatremic syndrome].
2012 · cited by 0
Explains that hyponatremia due to water excess causes brain cell edema leading to neurological disorders, seizures, and coma.
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Acute psychological stress-induced water intoxication.
2005 · cited by 0
Describes a case where excessive water consumption due to severe mental stress caused water intoxication, resulting in brain damage and altered consciousness.
"Bowel prep hyponatremia" - a state of acute water intoxication facilitated by low dietary solute intake: case report and literature review.
2017 · cited by 0
Discusses acute hyponatremic encephalopathy resulting from ingesting a large volume of clear fluid rapidly.
Transient exercise-induced water intoxication and rhabdomyolysis.
1993 · cited by 0
Reports a case of acute voluntary water intoxication following exercise, leading to severe hyponatremia.
Water intoxication-a dangerous condition in labor and delivery rooms.
2007 · cited by 0
Reviews water intoxication as a form of acute hyponatremia posing significant hazards and risks in clinical settings.
Of Mice and Men-The Physiology, Psychology, and Pathology of Overhydration.
2019 · cited by 0
Examines acute pathologies associated with overhydration, confirming that excessive water intake leads to water intoxication.