HYPERMAGNESEMIC PSEUDOCOMA

被引:21
作者
RIZZO, MA
FISHER, M
LOCK, JP
机构
[1] MED CTR CENT MASSACHUSETTS, DEPT MED, WORCESTER, MA USA
[2] UNIV MASSACHUSETTS, SCH MED, WORCESTER, MA 01605 USA
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10.1001/archinte.153.9.1130
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We treated a case of iatrogenic hypermagnesemia that clinically mimicked a central brain-stem herniation syndrome. Hypermagnesemia (magnesium level, 9.85 mmol/L [24 mg/dL]) can cause parasympathetic blockade, inducing fixed and dilated pupils, in addition to neuromuscular blockade. Extreme hypermagnesemia can therefore mimic a midbrain syndrome and cause a pseudocomatose state.
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页码:1130 / 1132
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