Congenital Hypoparathyroidism Presenting as Recurrent Seizures in an Adult

Sourya Acharya1, Samarth Shukla2, Dinesh Singh1, Rohit Deshpande1, SN Mahajan1
1Department of Medicine, JNMC, DMIMS Univ., Sawangi, Meghe, Wardha-442 004, Maharashtra, India.
2Department of Pathology, JNMC, DMIMS Univ., Sawangi, Meghe, Wardha-442 004, Maharashtra, India.
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, seizures, hypocalcemia.

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