Myoclonies chez une personne très âgée; une cause fréquente et réversible [Myoclonia in an oldest old woman: a frequent and reversible etiology]
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2010
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Resumo |
A 98-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of myoclonia. The concentration of calcium and vitamin D in the serum was low. In this context, we concluded of neuromuscular irritability secondary to hypocalcaemia. The symptoms disappeared after a treatment of intravenous calcium. This case shows how important it is to investigate electrolytes in case of neuromuscular irritability symptoms in elderly people. |
Identificador |
https://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_08019787EA3F isbn:1661-8157[print], 1661-8157[linking] pmid:20205090 doi:10.1024/1661-8157/a000055 |
Idioma(s) |
fr |
Fonte |
Praxis, vol. 99, no. 5, pp. 315-318 |
Palavras-Chave | #Acute Disease; Age Factors; Aged, 80 and over; Calcium/administration & dosage; Calcium/blood; Cholecalciferol/administration & dosage; Cholecalciferol/therapeutic use; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Hypocalcemia/complications; Injections, Intravenous; Magnesium/administration & dosage; Magnesium/therapeutic use; Myoclonus/blood; Myoclonus/diagnosis; Time Factors; Vitamin D/blood |
Tipo |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article article |