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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.
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Lal, C., Mir, I., Kelley, E. et al. Hypomagnesemia secondary to cerebrospinal fluid losses in a patient with congenital hydrocephalus. J Perinatol 34, 640–641 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2014.56
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