Hypocalcemic seizure due to congenital rickets

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled Hypocalcemic seizure due to congenital rickets in the first day of life. ( Turk J Pediatr. 2007 Jul-Sep;49(3):301-3.). Authors are Erdeve O Atasay B Arsan S et al., from the Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 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 the earliest at the end of the first month of life. A congenital rickets case presented unusually with seizure on the first day of life. Despite improved prenatal care offered today, congenital rickets still occurs. It seems that vitamin D deficiency in the neonate secondary to maternal deficiency should be a consideration for the pediatrician or neonatologist caring for newborns. Physicians should be aware of risk factors that can trigger the development of this condition. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.