Seizures

Question 1

An 8 month old girl is rushed into PAU by her concerned parents as they are worried her breathing was becoming more difficult in recent days before having a brief seizure this afternoon. Her parents report that she had a runny nose and fever for the past 5 days. She has now developed a cough and has been eating slightly less than normal. On examination she is febrile, tachypnoeic, tachycardic and her O2 saturations are at 94% on room air. The family history is negative for atopy and asthma. Given the likely diagnosis what is the most likely underlying cause of her seizure?

Answer 1

Hyponatraemia