@article{ref1,
title="Extreme hypermagnesemia caused by an overdose of magnesium-containing cathartics",
journal="Annals of emergency medicine",
year="1988",
author="Gerard, S. K. and Hernandez, C. and Khayam-Bashi, H.",
volume="17",
number="7",
pages="728-731",
abstract="We describe a patient who survived a peak serum magnesium level of 9.5 mmol/L (23.0 mg/dL) after an oral cathartic overdose. The patient presented in coma but regained full consciousness over the next six hours with supportive therapy. His serum magnesium had returned to near-normal levels by the following morning at the time of his hospital discharge. This case represents an unprecedented extent of ingestion-related hypermagnesemia in a surviving patient, given that serum levels of more than 8 mmol/L are frequently associated with death from cardiac arrest.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0196-0644",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}