Magnesium deficiency as a cause of acute intractable seizures

✍ Scribed by D. Nuytten; J. Hees; A. Meulemans; H. Carton

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 364 KB
• Volume: 238
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-5354
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00319737

✦ Synopsis

Clinical and experimental investigations have shown that magnesium depletion causes a marked irritability of the nervous system, eventually resulting in epileptic seizures. Although magnesium deficiency as a cause of epilepsy is uncommon, its recognition and correction may prove life-saving. Two case reports are presented which emphasize the importance of recognizing hypomagnesaemia in patients with acute intractable seizures.