Status Epilepticus Secondary to Hypocalcemia Due to Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency is becoming more common around the world, owing to reduced sunshine exposure and an imbalanced diet. However, severe hypocalcemia as a result of vitamin D insufficiency is a rare occurrence, and it rarely leads to seizures in children. We present such a case in a 6-month-old infant who presented with status epilepticus secondary to hypocalcemia due to vitamin D deficiency, which was first misdiagnosed as epilepsy. Thereby, we want to emphasize that hypocalcemia secondary to vitamin D deficiency can lead to convulsion and the importance of vitamin D supplementation..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Case Reports in Neurology - 14(2022), 1, Seite 124-129

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vinh Phu Tran [VerfasserIn]
Van Anh Ton-Nu [VerfasserIn]
Huu Son Nguyen [VerfasserIn]
Diem Chi Nguyen-Thi [VerfasserIn]
Phuong Anh Le-Thy [VerfasserIn]
Phuong Nguyen Le-Binh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-epileptic drug
Epilepsy
Hypocalcemia
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system

doi:

10.1159/000521864

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DOAJ029871530