SIGNIFICANCE OF HYPOMAGNESEMIA IN ALCOHOLIC PATIENTS
SIGNIFICANCE OF HYPOMAGNESEMIA IN ALCOHOLIC PATIENTS
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DOI:
10.1016/0002-9343(64)90028-2
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发表时间:
1964-01-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
WALLACH, S
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作者:
FANKUSHEN, D;RASKIN, D;WALLACH, S
Seven chronic alcoholic patients with profound hypomagnesemia are described, and the roles played by prolonged dietary deficiency and gastrointestinal and renal losses of Mg in the genesis of the hypomagnesemia stressed. In this group, manifestations of increased neuromuscular irritability other than those readily ascribable to hepatic dysfunction were mild or absent. Significant disturbances in the extracellular concentrations of electrolytes other than Mg were present and included hypocalcemia, hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia and alkalosis. In 2 patients, positive Trousseau signs disappeared upon correction of the hypocalcemia, and in 3 patients tremor and asterixis disappeared as hepatic function improved despite persistent hypomagnesemia. Cellular Mg deficiency was demonstrated in 1 patient by muscle analysis. Radiomagnesium (Mg28) turnover studies were performed in 2 patients and revealed enlarged cellular exchangeable Mg pools despite extracellular and cellular depletion of total Mg. These data indicate that Mg deficiency is a complex phenomenon which does not necessarily lead to increased neuromuscular irritability. When hypomagnesemia and increased neuromuscular irritability coexist in alcoholic patients, the neurologic defect is usually relieved by measures that improve hepatic function and correct electrolyte disturbances other than hypomagnesemia.