Musculoskeletal system Summary
Musculoskeletal system Neuromuscular hyper excitability, which can include tremors, fasciculation, tetany, convulsions, and neuropsychiatric abnormalities such as apathy, psychosis, and even coma, are clinical symptoms of Hypomagnesemia that require immediate medical care. A little tapping of the facial nerve just anterior to the external auditory meatus causes the chvostek sign, involuntary twitching of the cheek muscles. Severe Hypomagnesemia, especially in children, can induce widespread tonic-clonic […]