[Value of magnesium and calcium in serum and hair of children and adolescents with neurologic diseases].
A group of children with neurological diseases was examined, in which in 70-95% (according to age) of children the contents of magnesium in hair and in 39-44% in serum were lowered. The most frequent neurological signs in the relevant group of children were described. A case of a child with hypomagnesemia in whom had been falsely diagnosed and positive therapeutic effects epilepsy were obtained after supplementation with magnesium preparations (Asmag, Magne B6) were presented.
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Instytut Ekspertyz Sadowych, Kraków. tlech@ies.kraków.pl
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D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D015415:Biomarkers; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium