Water intoxication
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water-intoxication-185-11658290
title:
Water intoxication
text:
Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, hyperhydration, overhydration, or water toxemia, is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that can result when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside safe limits by excessive water intake. Under normal circumstances, accidentally consuming too much water is exceptionally rare. Most deaths related to water intoxication in healthy individuals have resulted either from water-drinking contests, in which individ
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Potentially fatal overhydration
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
date created:
2004-11-07T02:25:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T03:29:53Z
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