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In severe cases, hypocalcemia can lead to depression, paresthesias (abnormal sensations), parkinsonism (slowed movements, muscle rigidity, and tremors), and seizures.
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Each year, the E.R. at Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city, received one or two cases of hypocalcemia caused by malnutrition, said Salisu Garba, a kindly health worker who hurried from bed to bed, ward to ward.
—Ismail Auwal Taiwo Aina, New York Times, 11 June 2024
For severe hypocalcemia, intravenous infusions may be necessary.¹¹ If hypoparathyroidism is causing low blood calcium, calcium/vitamin D supplements may be needed for life.
—Sandra Gordon, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
Other associated conditions are hypocalcemia (low blood calcium, which can cause numbness, tingling, and muscle cramping) and osteopenia, an overall loss of bone density and mass.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
David had persistent hypocalcemia (low blood calcium levels) and frequent infections because of inadequate levels of T cells in his immune system.
—Mark Cohen, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2014
Causes of newborn hypocalcemia can have their source in either the mother or the baby.
—Julia Michie Bruckner, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
One of the main causes of death among hens, hypocalcemia, or low blood calcium levels, was most prevalent in aviaries.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 16 July 2016
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Each year, the E.R. at Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city, received one or two cases of hypocalcemia caused by malnutrition, said Salisu Garba, a kindly health worker who hurried from bed to bed, ward to ward.
—Ismail Auwal Taiwo Aina, New York Times, 11 June 2024
For severe hypocalcemia, intravenous infusions may be necessary.¹¹ If hypoparathyroidism is causing low blood calcium, calcium/vitamin D supplements may be needed for life.
—Sandra Gordon, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
Other associated conditions are hypocalcemia (low blood calcium, which can cause numbness, tingling, and muscle cramping) and osteopenia, an overall loss of bone density and mass.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
David had persistent hypocalcemia (low blood calcium levels) and frequent infections because of inadequate levels of T cells in his immune system.
—Mark Cohen, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2014
Causes of newborn hypocalcemia can have their source in either the mother or the baby.
—Julia Michie Bruckner, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
One of the main causes of death among hens, hypocalcemia, or low blood calcium levels, was most prevalent in aviaries.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 16 July 2016
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“Hypocalcemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocalcemia. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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hypocalcemia
noun
hy·po·cal·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British hypocalcaemia
: a deficiency of calcium in the blood
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