Objective: To describe the use of intravenous magnesium sulfate for the control of muscle spasms and severe generalized rigidity in a child with moderate to severe tetanus without the need for ...

In this multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned women at imminent risk for delivery between 24 and 31 weeks of gestation to receive magnesium sulfate, administered ...

Magnesium wasting with hypomagnesemia is well known, but cyclic disorders of magnesium without losses are not usually reported. Similarly, diastolic heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea are ...

Hypomagnesemia is associated with hypoparathyroidism (hypoPT) because magnesium is required for efficient synthesis and secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH). Hypomagnesemia associated with hypoPT ...

A 12-yr-old unimmunized Amish boy weighing 32 kg was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at a regional tertiary care center with a history of progressive generalized, painful muscle rigidity ...