Hypocalcemic seizures in breastfed infants with rickets secondary to severe maternal vitamin D deficiency

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 437-442

  Salama, Mostafa M ^a   El Sakka, Abeer S ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

25 hydroxy vitamin D; Breastfeeding; Parathyroid hormone; Supplementation; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RICKETS; SEIZURES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RICKETS; SEIZURES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 77953983838     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.437.442     Document Type: Article

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