Hypomagnesemia secondary to cerebrospinal fluid losses in a patient with congenital hydrocephalus

C. V. Lal; I. N. Mir; E. Kelley; B. E. Weprin; A. L. Sengupta; T. N. Booth; L. P. Brion

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Hypomagnesemia secondary to cerebrospinal fluid losses in a patient with congenital hydrocephalus

C. V. Lal, I. N. Mir, E. Kelley, B. E. Weprin, A. L. Sengupta, T. N. Booth, L. P. Brion

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We describe a newborn infant with massive congenital hydrocephalus, presenting with hypomagnesemia secondary to magnesium losses through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) aspirations. Hypomagnesemia due to CSF losses has not been described in pediatric literature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	640-641
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Perinatology
Volume	34
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2014.56
State	Published - Aug 2014

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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