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Hypomagnesemia, a Rare Cause of Reversible Ataxia
BACKGROUND: A 61-year-old male patient presented with cerebellar syndrome, which had progressively worsened for 10 days, followed by a tonic-clonic seizure. PHENOMENOLOGY SHOWN: Blood analysis showed severe hypomagnesemia and a brain MRI showed T2 hyperintensity in the cerebellar hemispheres (Figure...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10162194/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37152624 http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/tohm.749 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: A 61-year-old male patient presented with cerebellar syndrome, which had progressively worsened for 10 days, followed by a tonic-clonic seizure. PHENOMENOLOGY SHOWN: Blood analysis showed severe hypomagnesemia and a brain MRI showed T2 hyperintensity in the cerebellar hemispheres (Figure 1). Therefore, the final diagnosis was cerebellar syndrome and epileptic seizures secondary to severe hypomagnesemia. EDUCATIONAL VALUE: In cases of subacute onset of ataxia, the possibility of ataxia secondary to hypomagnesemia should be considered, as it can be diagnosed with a basic blood test and there are potentially life-threatening outcomes in the absence of treatment, with a reversible course following early supplementation. |
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