[A case of severe convulsion induced by hypophosphatemia and hypomagnesemia]

Daisuke Inui; Harutaka Yamaguchi; Emiko Nakataki; Jun Oto; Hideaki Imanaka; Masaji Nishimura

[A case of severe convulsion induced by hypophosphatemia and hypomagnesemia]

Masui. 2009 Feb;58(2):212-4.

[Article in Japanese]

Authors

Daisuke Inui¹, Harutaka Yamaguchi, Emiko Nakataki, Jun Oto, Hideaki Imanaka, Masaji Nishimura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8503.

PMID: 19227181

Abstract

We experienced a case of severe convulsion induced by hypophosphatemia and hypomagnesemia. We should consider hypophosphatemia and hypomagnesemia as risk factors of convulsion in patients with long-term central intravenous nutrition.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
Humans
Hypophosphatemia / complications*
Magnesium / blood*
Male
Metabolic Diseases / complications
Seizures / etiology*

Substances

Magnesium