Serum Calcium and Magnesium Level in Acute Cerebral Infarction and Its Clinical Significance

Objective To explore the relationship bet ween serum calcium and magnesium concentration and acute cerebral infarction and elucidate its clinical significance.Methods The serum calcium and m agnesium concentrtion was determined in 63 healthy people(control group) and 75 acute cerebral infarction patients before and after two weeks of study.According to the clinical nerve deficiency scale,the cerebral infarction patients were di vided into tree subgroups:mild cerebral infarction,moderate cerebral infarction and severe cerebral infarction.Results Compared with co ntrol group,serum calcium and magnesium concentrations in all three groups of ac u te cerebral infarction patients were significantly lower ( P 0 01).And s erum calcium and magnesium concentrations were negatively correlated with severi t y of the disease.Serum calcium and magnesium concentrations increased after two w eek's treatment ( P 0 01),though they were still lower than those in co ntrol group ( P 0 01).Conclusions Serum calcium and magnesium concentrations decreased in acute cerebral infarction patients,th e degree of decrease was correlated with the clinical nerve deficiency scale.The concentration increased with patients recovery.