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Idiopathic Primary Hypoparathyroidism Presenting as Focal Seizures in a Neonate: A Rare Occurrence
Focal seizures in neonates presenting to the emergency department can be potentially dangerous and life-threatening. Hypoparathyroidism is an exceedingly rare but treatable cause of focal neonatal seizures. Due to its weak association with neonatal seizures, hypoparathyroidism often remains undetect...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7549868/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33062471 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10348 |
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author | Almas, Talal Ullah, Irfan Kaneez, Mehwish Ehtesham, Maryam Rauf, Shahzad |
author_facet | Almas, Talal Ullah, Irfan Kaneez, Mehwish Ehtesham, Maryam Rauf, Shahzad |
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description | Focal seizures in neonates presenting to the emergency department can be potentially dangerous and life-threatening. Hypoparathyroidism is an exceedingly rare but treatable cause of focal neonatal seizures. Due to its weak association with neonatal seizures, hypoparathyroidism often remains undetected as a potential cause. We hereby elucidate a rare case of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism presenting as right-sided focal seizures in a 12-day-old female neonate with an uneventful birth history. Despite the administration of antibiotics and phenobarbitone, the seizures remained unabated. Laboratory workup revealed the diagnosis of late-onset hypocalcemia with severe hypoparathyroidism. The patient was subsequently treated with calcium supplements and alfacalcidol. Thereafter, the frequency of seizures gradually decreased and the same treatment regimen was continued until the patient was seizure-free. The patient continues to do well to date with complete remission of his clinical symptoms. |
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spelling | pubmed-75498682020-10-13 Idiopathic Primary Hypoparathyroidism Presenting as Focal Seizures in a Neonate: A Rare Occurrence Almas, Talal Ullah, Irfan Kaneez, Mehwish Ehtesham, Maryam Rauf, Shahzad Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Focal seizures in neonates presenting to the emergency department can be potentially dangerous and life-threatening. Hypoparathyroidism is an exceedingly rare but treatable cause of focal neonatal seizures. Due to its weak association with neonatal seizures, hypoparathyroidism often remains undetected as a potential cause. We hereby elucidate a rare case of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism presenting as right-sided focal seizures in a 12-day-old female neonate with an uneventful birth history. Despite the administration of antibiotics and phenobarbitone, the seizures remained unabated. Laboratory workup revealed the diagnosis of late-onset hypocalcemia with severe hypoparathyroidism. The patient was subsequently treated with calcium supplements and alfacalcidol. Thereafter, the frequency of seizures gradually decreased and the same treatment regimen was continued until the patient was seizure-free. The patient continues to do well to date with complete remission of his clinical symptoms. Cureus 2020-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7549868/ /pubmed/33062471 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10348 Text en Copyright © 2020, Almas et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Almas, Talal Ullah, Irfan Kaneez, Mehwish Ehtesham, Maryam Rauf, Shahzad Idiopathic Primary Hypoparathyroidism Presenting as Focal Seizures in a Neonate: A Rare Occurrence |
title | Idiopathic Primary Hypoparathyroidism Presenting as Focal Seizures in a Neonate: A Rare Occurrence |
title_full | Idiopathic Primary Hypoparathyroidism Presenting as Focal Seizures in a Neonate: A Rare Occurrence |
title_fullStr | Idiopathic Primary Hypoparathyroidism Presenting as Focal Seizures in a Neonate: A Rare Occurrence |
title_full_unstemmed | Idiopathic Primary Hypoparathyroidism Presenting as Focal Seizures in a Neonate: A Rare Occurrence |
title_short | Idiopathic Primary Hypoparathyroidism Presenting as Focal Seizures in a Neonate: A Rare Occurrence |
title_sort | idiopathic primary hypoparathyroidism presenting as focal seizures in a neonate: a rare occurrence |
topic | Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7549868/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33062471 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10348 |
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