tetany/headache

Whilst the classical picture of tetany is easily to be diagnosed, diagnostic problems may arouse if vegetative, visceral or vascular symptoms predominate. The well-known clinical signs of provocation (Chvostek, Trousseau, Bonsdorff) frequently do not allow any diagnostic ascertainment. With the help

82 children (47 male and 35 female), aged between 2 and 12 years, with signs and symptoms consistent with spasmophilia, were investigated with an emg technique to better define boundaries of tetanic syndrome. In all subjects an ischaemic test was performed to the upper limb and the spontaneous emg

The authors present 50 cases of "chronic constitutional tetany" observed in the E.M.T. laboratory of the Ospedali Riuniti di Finale e Pietra Ligure in the last 7 years. We consider various parameters regarding the sindrome (sex, age, season, headache etc.). We have studied all the cases from the

After having characterized epidemiologically, etiopathogenetically diagnostically, prognostically and psychologically the childhood headache, the A.A. refer data relative to 94 children of age in between 6 and 16 years, of which 51 females and 43 males, suffering for migraine (diagnosed by Bille's

The present study was aimed at investigating the relationship between "chronic constitutional tetany" (spasmophilia) and headache. Several adult patients presenting with neuromuscular hyperexcitability, anxiety, dysautonomia, and oculofrontal headache were subjected to a series of ion and hormone

Two casual clinical observations here reported allow the Authors to discuss the possible relationships between periodic syndrome and spasmophilia. Particularly they stress how these common causes of recurrent symptoms (abdominal pain, headache, growing pains, anxiety, irritability) can be the same

We have observed a high frequency of chronic Candida albicans infection and of allergic sensitization to candida among patients with normocalcemic latent tetany (LT). Among 50 LT patients, 34% suffered from recurrent or chronic candida infection by history, 24% showed evidence of active infection

Back pain, chemical backache, PDPH, and neurologic deficit all may be reported after regional anesthesia for childbirth. Back pain is common during pregnancy, but epidural analgesia during labor does not increase the incidence of long-term back pain. Chemical backache caused by 2-chloroprocaine is

Migraine has been recently defined a "central neuronal hyperexcitability state", maybe magnesium-dependent, and magnesium has been occasionally employed in the therapy of adult migraine. The Authors, on the basis of their personal experience (previous electromyographic studies), consider childhood

In a group of spasmophilic subjects, symptoms imputable to the syndrome were compared with EMG signs of ischemic neuromuscular hyperexcitability, to evaluate their significance by logistic statistical analysis. Subjects with a duration of postischemic EMG spontaneous activity greater than the mean

Gitelman syndrome (GS) is a renal tubular disorder characterized by hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, metabolic alkalosis and hypocalciuria due to defective tubular reabsorption of magnesium and potassium. This disease is caused by mutations of the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (NCCT) gene,

Symmetric, bilateral basal ganglia calcification is rare finding that sometimes occurs asymptomatically. Its prevalence increases with age, and the most affected site is the globus pallidus. A series of seven cases with clinical and imaging diagnosis of basal ganglia calcification, recorded during

The anticonvulsive and antihypertensive values of magnesium (Mg) in eclampsia, and its antiarrhythmic applications in a variety of cardiac diseases, have caused Mg to be considered only for parenteral administration by many physicians. In contrast, nutritionists have long recognized Mg as an