title: Focal cerebral deficits in severe hypomagnesemia.
abstract: Hypomagnesemia has been associated with multiple neurologic abnormalities, including irritability, seizures, paralysis, and choreiform movements. A patient with short gut syndrome who developed severe hypomagnesemia during an intercurrent diarrheal illness is reported. This patient had a transient neurologic syndrome consisting of hemiparesis, mental status changes, and aphasia which resolved as the magnesium levels returned to normal. Neurologic abnormalities of this child were largely secondary to severe hypomagnesemia and should be included in the list of neurologic abnormalities that can result from this metabolic derangement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut 06115.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Leicher
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Mezoff
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hyams
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D008278:Magnesium Sulfate; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium