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Seizures and Electrolyte Imbalance

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Seizures

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Abstract

Although electrolyte imbalance is commonly encountered in clinical practice, associated seizures occur infrequently. Indeed, the finding of an electrolyte imbalance in the setting of new-onset seizure activity should not preclude a search for other potential causes of seizures. An important clinical caveat is that seizures secondary to electrolyte abnormalities can be either partial or generalized. In this chapter, disturbances of serum sodium, magnesium, potassium, and calcium will be reviewed with regard to their propensity to provoke seizures. The causes of electrolyte imbalance and the pathogenesis and treatment of associated seizures will be discussed.

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Gutierrez, A.R., Riggs, J.E. (2002). Seizures and Electrolyte Imbalance. In: Delanty, N. (eds) Seizures. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-094-0_6

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