The prevalence of trace elements deficiencies, vitamin A deficiency, anemia, and their relationships were investigated in a cross sectional study involving 243 children aged from 12 to 72 months in rural Vietnam. Serum levels of copper, zinc, selenium and magnesium were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer and that of retinol by high performance liquid chromatography. Hemo...

Hair from dyslexic children, analyzed by flameless atomic absorption spectrometry, showed significantly higher concentrations of magnesium and copper than did hair from control subjects. The hair from dyslexic children also contained significantly higher concentrations of aluminum and cadmium than that from control children; the cadmium concentration exceeded the normal acceptable range. There ...

The composition of urinary tract calculi in children in relation to their age has been examined and comparisons have been made with other published series. It is concluded that paediatric stone disease can be divided into two main types: (1) infection stones, composed largely of magnesium ammonium phosphate and occurring mainly in children under 5 years of age, (2) calcium stones, occurring mai...

INTRODUCTION An appropriate magnesium intake has proved to have beneficial effects on bone health, reduce insulin resistance and prevent atherosclerosis. OBJECTIVE To determine the concentration of magnesium in drinking water and bottled mineral water in Spain and assess its daily contribution to dietary recommendations. METHODS We used ion chromatography to analyse the magnesium concentrat...

background: intestinal parasitic infections are widespread in the general populations and entrobiasis is one of the most common parasitic diseases in the world. the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between parasitic infection of enterobius vermicularis and the absorbing levels of vitamin b12 and the minerals such as copper, zinc, and magnesium. methods: nine hundred sixty ei...

BACKGROUND To date, information about the frequency of electrolyte disturbances among children with severe falciparum malaria is limited. METHODS We describe changes in potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphate levels in 56 Kenyan children (42 who survived and 14 who died) admitted to the hospital with clinical features of severe malaria (impaired consciousness or deep breathing) complicat...

objective(s): febrile seizures (fs) are the most common type of convulsive events among children. its prevalence has been estimated to be 2-5% in children between 3 months and 5 years old. also, blood and csf magnesium levels have been demonstrated to be reduced in children with fs. this study investigates the effect of mgso4 pretreatment on the behaviors caused by hyperthermia (ht) and effect ...

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common chronic mental disorder among children. Children with ADHD may be at risk for a variety of nutrients' deficiencies. We aimed to assess the nutrients' intakes among ADHD children and compare them with the healthy ones. Methods: This was a hospital-based case-control survey over 120 ADHD as the cases and 240 non-ADHD c...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Magnesium sulfate has been shown to benefit asthmatic children and adults with poor responses to initial beta-agonist therapy and systemic corticoids in the emergency department. The aim of this study was to realize a no systematic review about the treatment of the acute asthma with intravenous and nebulized magnesium sulfate in the emergence. CONTENTS The first inve...