Vinatha MC

Department of General Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Publications

  • Case Report   
    HYPOMAGNESEMIA CAUSING POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME
    Author(s): Pon Divya Bharathi*, Manimekalai Periyasamy and Vinatha MC

    Various unspecific neurological complications can be caused by hypomagnesaemia, it can challenge the diagnosis. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) is one of these complications, which is exceedingly rare and in English language literature, it was only mentioned twice. Case presentation, we're reporting a case report involving a 60 years old male, presented with PRES, correlated with hypomagnesaemia affecting only the cerebellar hemispheres. Following the exclusion of all the possibilities, we began magnesium replacement therapy with other potential etiologies of PRES, led to an important yet fluctuating clinical development and chemical enhancement. Following dis continuation of proton pump inhibitors, a complete recovery with no requirement for more supplementation was achieved. Conclusion, the work of magnesium in the pathophysiology of posterio.. Read More»

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