<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Salt poisoning </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Synonyms </Th> <Td> Sodium poisoning </Td> </Tr> <P> Salt poisoning is an intoxication resulting from the excessive intake of sodium (usually as sodium chloride) in either solid form or in solution (saline water, including brine, brackish water, or seawater). </P> <P> In medicine, the circumstance of salt poisoning is most frequently encountered in children or infants who may be made to consume excessive amounts of table salt . At least one instance of murder of a hospitalized child by salt poisoning has been reported . </P>

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