Hypomagnesemia, a Rare Cause of Reversible Ataxia

• DOI: 10.5334/tohm.749
• Publication Date: 2023-05-04T11:08:21Z
• Authors: Daniel López Domí...; Juan Rodríguez Ál...; Carla Herminia Ve...
• Keywords: Cerebellar ataxia

Background: A 61-year-old male patient presented with cerebellar syndrome, which had progressively worsened for 10 days, followed by a tonic-clonic seizure. Phenomenology Shown: Blood analysis showed severe hypomagnesemia and brain MRI T2 hyperintensity in the hemispheres (Figure 1). Therefore, final diagnosis was syndrome epileptic seizures secondary to hypomagnesemia. Educational Value: In cases of subacute onset ataxia, possibility ataxia should be considered, as it can diagnosed basic blood test there are potentially life-threatening outcomes absence treatment, reversible course following early supplementation.