ABSTRACT At Ataturk University Hospital, eight infants who presented with hypocalcaemic
seizures were subsequently found to have rickets. Their mothers had osteomalacia. Neither …

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency and rickets continue to be health problems in developing
countries and most of the infants with congenital rickets may present with hypocalcemic …

Congenital rickets is considered a rare disease entity in the newborn period. Hypocalcemic
seizure due to congenital rickets has been reported, but this symptom generally appears at …

Aim: Hypocalcaemia evaluation of the clinical, biochemical and radiological features of 91
infants with rickets who presented as hypocalcaemic convulsions. Subjects and Methods …

This study was done to evaluate if nursing mothers of infants with rickets have vitamin D
deficiency, and to evaluate the relationship between maternal vitamin D levels with …

At the Aga Khan Hospital (AKUH), 65 infants presented with hypocalcaemic seizures,
subsequently found to have rickets. Forty‐six infants less than 6 months were totally or …

We present a case of a one-month-old infant with hypocalcemia and rickets, with symptoms
of focal seizures. The ictal EEG showed left occipital spikes spreading over all of the left …

Although cases of Vitamin D-deficient Rickets have declined since the Industrial Revolution,
certain populations remain at risk. Risk factors for developing vitamin D-deficient Rickets …

Introduction. Hypocalcemic seizures are uncommon in the post-neonatal period. We report
an infant with hypocalcemic seizures caused by severe deficiency of vitamin D. Case …

A one-year prospective study on developmentally normal children between 1-mo to 2-y with
seizures was done to study the prevalence of hypocalcemia. The contribution of …