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Hypomagnesemia secondary to cerebrospinal fluid losses in a patient with congenital hydrocephalus

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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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  1. Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    C V Lal, I N Mir, E Kelley & L P Brion

  2. Neurosurgeons of Childrens, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    B E Weprin

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA,

    A L Sengupta

  4. Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA,

    T N Booth

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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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