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Serum Magnesium Levels in Chronic Alcoholics

山口医学 Volume 26 Issue 3 Page 211-214
published_at 1977-12
Title
慢性アルコール中毒患者の中毒患者の血清マグネシウム値について
Serum Magnesium Levels in Chronic Alcoholics
Creators Yamada Michio
Creators Mimaya Hiromiti
Creators Imura Masaru
Source Identifiers
The serum magnesium levels were determined in a series of 33 patients with choronic alcoholism institutionalized at the mental hosptal. When compared between a group of 14 patients having morbid experiences such as delirium tremens and hallucinations and another group of 19 patients with no such psychotic symptoms, the serum level of magnesium was found to be significantly lower in the former group (P<0.05). It is a fact of profound interest that in patients who had there were significantly low magnesium concentrations in the serum. Further elucidation of the mechanisms of actions of magnesium and tranksketolase which take part in thiamine metabolism may provide a clue to the study of chronic alcoholsm, especially Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy.
Subjects
医学 ( Other)
Languages jpn
Resource Type journal article
Publishers 山口大学医学会
Date Issued 1977-12
File Version Not Applicable (or Unknown)
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[ISSN]0513-1731
[NCID]AN00243156
Schools 医学部