Isolated hypomagnesaemia presenting as focal seizures in diabetes mellitus.
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Isolated hypomagnesaemia presenting as focal seizures in diabetes mellitus.
Hypomagnesaemia is a well known association of diabetes mellitus; it is often asymptomatic but may manifest as tremor, tetany, delirium, hallucinations, or, when severe, generalised seizures. In such instances it is usually associated with hypocalcaemia. We report on a diabetic patient with severe hypomagnesaemia but normocalcaemia who developed focal seizures that proved refractory to conventi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.293.6559.1409