title: External hydrocephalus in primary hypomagnesaemia: a new finding.
abstract: This paper reports a new finding in two siblings with primary hypomagnesaemia as a result of renal magnesium wasting, namely, rapidly increasing head size. External hydrocephalus and brain shrinkage in primary hypomagnesaemia seen on computed tomography of the brain with reversibility after magnesium treatment has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital, PO Box 1331, CPO SEEB, Postcode 111, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhasker
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raghupathy
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: deSilva
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Bhuyan
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Al Khusaiby
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009679:Nuclear Family; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium