Congenital hypoparathyroidism presenting as recurrent seizures in an adult

J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2012 Jan;3(1):90-3. doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.95981.

Abstract

Hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism may manifest as serious neurologic symptoms such as seizures, movement disorders, or raised intracranial pressure. Several patients were observed to have these dangerous neurologic complications even without subtle signs of hypocalcemia like tetany, chvostek's sign or carpopedal spasms. We present a case of recurrent hypocalcemic seizures due to congenital hypoparathyroidism.

Keywords: Hypoparathyroidism; hypocalcemia; seizures.

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