Info on Dehydration and Seizures

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydration

There are three types of dehydration: hypotonic or hyponatremic (primarily a loss of electrolytes, sodium in particular), hypertonic or hypernatremic (primarily a loss of water), and isotonic or isonatremic (equal loss of water and electrolytes).[2] In humans, the most commonly seen type of dehydration by far is isotonic (isonatraemic) dehydration which effectively equates with hypovolemia, but the distinction of isotonic from hypotonic or hypertonic dehydration may be important when treating people who become dehydrated. Physiologically, dehydration, despite the name, does not simply mean loss of water, as water and solutes (mainly sodium) are usually lost in roughly equal quantities to how they exist in blood plasma. In hypotonic dehydration, intravascular water shifts to the extravascular space, exaggerating intravascular volume depletion for a given amount of total body water loss. Neurological complications can occur in hypotonic and hypertonic states. The former can lead to seizures, while the latter can lead to osmotic cerebral edema upon rapid rehydration.[3]

[DebbieT]

Thank you for this post! Wow, a few days ago, I found myself to be extremely thirsty after shopping, and stopped at a water fountain. I drank so much so long that I was embarrassed, really! I was SOOO thirsty. I also felt VERY achy and tired that day, and as I rehydrated, I started to feel better (water can really help a person - lol). But what was interesting to me was that my muscles in my neck and shoulders stopped aching, I didn't feel the debilitating afternoon fatique, and I had less partials that day! So I've been looking up info about a possible relationship between dehydration and seizures. I have always had edema (which I attribute to thyroid issues) but it can get pretty bad sometimes. I think my diuretic and caffeine intake may have been causing dehydration??? Anyway I think B6 is helping with that, along with drinking Gatorade and water now. I've been feeling better in the last week than I have in months with B6 and H2O - lol. Oh yes, and of course my Keppra and Lamictal

I will be researching more into the hypotonic and hypertonic states!

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Here's more info on dehydration and sodium and seizures

http://www.livestrong.com/article/46...vels-seizures/

http://www.livestrong.com/article/33...sodium-levels/