Myoclonies chez une personne très âgée; une cause fréquente et réversible [Myoclonia in an oldest old woman: a frequent and reversible etiology]
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_08019787EA3F
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Myoclonies chez une personne très âgée; une cause fréquente et réversible [Myoclonia in an oldest old woman: a frequent and reversible etiology]
Journal
Praxis
ISSN
1661-8157[print], 1661-8157[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Volume
99
Number
5
Pages
315-318
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Comparative Study ; English Abstract ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A 98-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of myoclonia. The concentration of calcium and vitamin D in the serum was low. In this context, we concluded of neuromuscular irritability secondary to hypocalcaemia. The symptoms disappeared after a treatment of intravenous calcium. This case shows how important it is to investigate electrolytes in case of neuromuscular irritability symptoms in elderly people.
Keywords
Acute Disease, Age Factors, Aged, 80 and over, Calcium/administration & dosage, Calcium/blood, Cholecalciferol/administration & dosage, Cholecalciferol/therapeutic use, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Hypocalcemia/complications, Injections, Intravenous, Magnesium/administration & dosage, Magnesium/therapeutic use, Myoclonus/blood, Myoclonus/diagnosis, Time Factors, Vitamin D/blood
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