A RARE CAUSE OF NEONATAL SEIZURES; NEONATAL IDIOPATHIC PRIMARY HYPOPARATHYROIDISM | Zendy

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A RARE CAUSE OF NEONATAL SEIZURES; NEONATAL IDIOPATHIC PRIMARY HYPOPARATHYROIDISM

Author(s) -

Shabbir Hussain,

MOIN UD DIN SABIR,

MUBARAK - ALI,

SYED AWAIS UL HASSAN SHAH

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

pakistan journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1682-024X

pISSN - 1681-715X

DOI - 10.12669/pjms.315.7807

Subject(s) - medicine , hypoparathyroidism , hypocalcaemia , pediatrics , etiology , endocrine system , hyperphosphatemia , endocrinology , hormone , calcium

Etiology of neonatal seizures (NNS) is diverse and hypocalcemia is one of the treatable causes. Neonatal hypocalcemia (NHC) due to congenital hypoparathyroidism, either permanent or transient, is extremely rare. Its biochemical abnormalities include hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia and low levels of intact parathyroid hormone (PTH). Isolated congenital hypoparathyroidism in which deficiency of PTH has no association with maternal, syndromic or endocrine defects is a very rare entity. We are reporting a case of a newborn who presented with seizures on the 5th day of life and later on investigations revealed hypocalcaemia due to isolated congenital hypoparathyroidism.

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