| Literature DB >> 8481079 |
M A Rizzo1, M Fisher, J P Lock.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8481079
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Intern Med ISSN： 0003-9926