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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: karen547 on November 26, 2008, 07:42:17 AM

Title: Low Calcium Can Cause Seizures?
Post by: karen547 on November 26, 2008, 07:42:17 AM

Does anyone know of a correlation between low calcium and seizures? My Nurse was saying how maybe this is what's causing my seizures. I had another one last week.

Title: Re: Low Calcium Can Cause Seizures?
Post by: Zach on November 26, 2008, 08:34:48 AM

Yes.  A low calcium can indeed cause seizures.
Target level for people on hemodialysis is 8.4-9.5 mg/dl.

You should really speak with your doctor.

8)

Title: Re: Low Calcium Can Cause Seizures?
Post by: Lori1851 on November 28, 2008, 06:45:17 AM

How is your blood pressure? Dustin only had seizures when his BP became dangerously high. Even though he took all his bp meds.

Lori/Indiana

p.s.  :grouphug; from me to you. I hated when D had them ;(

Title: Re: Low Calcium Can Cause Seizures?
Post by: jbeany on November 28, 2008, 11:13:52 AM

Are you getting any other low calcium symptoms?  Numb lips and tongue, tingling and numbness in your hands and feet, like they go to sleep easily? 

Title: Re: Low Calcium Can Cause Seizures?
Post by: RightSide on December 02, 2008, 10:02:33 PM

Yes, low calcium can cause seizures:

http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/Topic271.htm

Title: Re: Low Calcium Can Cause Seizures?
Post by: nursewratchet on December 03, 2008, 03:56:03 AM

Absoulutely!!! If she mentioned it, did she mention that you need a suuplement, or just throw it out there?