Status Epilepticus Due To Hypocalcemia in The Adults | 1995, Volume 1 - Issue 2

Zekeriya ALİOĞLU¹, Ufuk ŞENER¹, Okan BÖLÜKBAŞI¹, Mehmet ÖZMENOĞLU¹, Sezer Şener KOMSUOĞLU²

¹KTÜ Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Trabzon
²Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmit

Keywords: Hypocalcemia, epileptic seizures.

Abstract

Hypocalcemia is usually associated with hypoparathyroidism. The neurological symptomsare due to the enhanced excitability of the nervous system. In these patients, statusepilepticus very rarely occurs. Two patients with status epilepticus picture admitted tocausalty ward. Their blood chemistry revealed low calcium, high phosphorus andparathormon levels. Intravenous calcium replacement therapy were started and seizureswere stopped with normalization of serum calcium levels.