Hypomagnesemia and clinical implications in children and neonates.
Indian J Med Sci
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1998 Dec; 52(12): 541-7
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-68837
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of hypomagnesemia was studied in neonates and children. The specimens were selected randomly from those submitted to the clinical chemical laboratory for blood test. A serum magnesium concentration less than 0.74 mmol/L was considered hypomagnesemic. A total serum magnesium determinations of 910 patients showed that 188 (21.7% prevalence rate) patients contained low serum magnesium levels. Frequently encountered hypomagnesemia was found among neonates with clinical conditions as diarrhea 41 (21.8%), premature births 24 (12.8%), neonatal hepatitis 20 (10.6%) and respiratory distress syndrome 5 (2.7%). In children the clinical conditions most frequently encountered with low serum magnesium were seizure 30 (16%), renal disease 26 (13.8%), metabolic acidosis 18 (9.6%), ideopathic apnea 14 (7.4%) and tachycardia 10 (5.3%). The statistical analysis of low serum magnesium values of patients in various clinical groups showed a significant difference (p < 0.0001) upon using homogeneity of variances but this was insignificant with the application of Kruskal-Wallis 1-Way ANOVA since Chi-square = 12.5748.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Saudi Arabia
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Seizures
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Random Allocation
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Comorbidity
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Child
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Child, Preschool
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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