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Concentrations of magnesium and ionized calcium in umbilical cord blood in distressed term newborn infants with hypoxic‐ischemic encephalopathy
Author(s) -
Ilves P,
Blennow M,
Kütt E,
Mägi ML,
Kudrjavtseva G,
Lagercrantz H,
Talvik T
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb13923.x
Subject(s) - medicine , umbilical cord , hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy , encephalopathy , magnesium , calcium , cord blood , pediatrics , immunology , materials science , metallurgy
Magnesium and ionized calcium in mixed umbilical cord blood was assessed colorimetrically in 38 distressed and 21 healthy term newborn infants. Distressed infants with a severe or moderate degree of hypoxic‐ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) ( n = 8) had significantly lower ( p < 0.001 (concentrations of magnesium (0.52 ± 0.08 mmol/L) compared to the control group (0.69 ± 0.06 mmol/L). No differences in concentrations of ionized calcium between distressed and control infants were detected.