Ceylon Medical Journal Magnesium sulphate is increasingly being used in clinical practice, especially in the management of eclampsia, tetanus and severe bronchial asthma. Magnesium is known to influence the body’s calcium homeostasis. Hypomagnesaemia leads to hypocalcaemia by inducing resistance to parathormone (PTH) in bone and kidneys and by decreasing PTH release. Interestingly, hypermagnesa...

Objectives: Jaundice is a main problem in the early neonatal period and it is suggested that there is a positive correlation between plasma ionized Mg levels and severity of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn. The aim of this study is to explore the association and to evaluate and interpret its clinical significance as well as to observe the effect of phototherapy on serum magnesium and bilirubin le...

Introduction: Dietary diversity score (DDS) and Food variety score (FVS) are the appropriate measures used to evaluate the overall quality of dietary patterns. However, their associations with the serum levels of micronutrients remain unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the correlations between DDS/FVS and serum ferritin and magnesium status in the non-athlete femal...

Magnesium is one of the most abundant cations in the body and is involved in many cell functions. Serum magnesium concentration is maintained within a narrow range by the kidney and digestive tract. It has been reported that a lower serum magnesium level is a significant predictor for mortality in hemodialysis patients. Body composition and inflammation are important predictors of mortality in ...

Aim: The objective of this study is. “To determine the frequency of hypomagnesemia among patients with acute ischemic stroke and to study the correlation of serum magnesium with Modified Rankin Scale after acute ischemic stroke.” Study design: It is a cross sectional study. Setting: Indoor patients, departments of Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore Duration of study:Six months from “15 th May 2014...

Background: Jaundice is one of the most common findings in the neonatal period. In almost all the cases, neonatal jaundice occurs due to the elevated level of unconjugated bilirubin. Evidence is scarce regarding the association between magnesium and bilirubin levels in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. The present study aimed to investigate serum magnesium levels before and after phototherapy.Method...

OBJECTIVE Magnesium plays an important role in glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between serum magnesium levels and diabetic foot ulcers. METHODS A total of 147 subjects were included in this study. The participants were divided into three groups, including a study group of 49 patients with diabetes and foot ulcers, a control...

Background. Recent studies confirmed cardioprotective role of intravenous magnesium for the prevention of cardiac events, but effect of dietary intake of this mineral via recommended dietary regimens on control and inhibition of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors has been questioned. The aim of the present study was to determine effect of Mediterranean dietary approach on serum magnesiu...

Several studies suggest a link between post-transplant hypomagnesemia and new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT), but this relationship remains controversial. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 948 nondiabetic kidney transplant recipients from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2011, to examine the association between serum magnesium level and NODAT. Multivariable Cox proporti...

Thirty-six crossbred gilts 10 months of age were bred and assigned to dietary magnesium levels of 400 or 900 ppm. At parturit ion the levels were modified to 150 and 650 ppm. During lactation phosphorus levels of .30 or .54% were fed within each magnesium level. Magnesium levels did not influence the number or weight of pigs at birth or weaning. Sows fed the high level of magnesium (650 ppm) ma...