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Evaluation of the Blood Electrolyte Levels in Isolated Eyelid Myokymia

Yalıtık Göz Kapağı Miyokimisi Olan Hastalarda Kan Elektrolit Düzeylerinin Değerlendirilmesi

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In the myokimia group calcium was 9,57 mg/dL and that was 9,72 mg/dL in the control group. (p=0,011) Conclusion: Further investigation is not absolutely necessary for isolated eyelid myokimia patients, however, it seems beneficial to evaluate blood electrolyte samples if treatment is planed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: To compare blood electrolyte levels in isolated eyelid myokimia with control group.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Method: After being proved that there was no neurological pathology, 36 patients who complained about eyelid twitching, contraction and tremor were evaluated for biochemical parameters such as blood sugar, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphor, alanin aminotransferase, aspartat aminotransferase, urea, creatinin, hemoglobin, ferritin ve vitamine B12 and were compared with the control group (n=41).
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Conclusion & Impact:In the myokimia group calcium was 9,57 mg/dL and that was 9,72 mg/dL in the control group. (p=0,011) Conclusion: Further investigation is not absolutely necessary for isolated eyelid myokimia patients, however, it seems beneficial to evaluate blood electrolyte samples if treatment is planed.
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Objective: To compare blood electrolyte levels in isolated eyelid myokimia with control group. Material and Method: After being proved that there was no neurological pathology, 36 patients who complained about eyelid twitching, contraction and tremor were evaluated for biochemical parameters such as blood sugar, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphor, alanin aminotransferase, aspartat aminotransferase, urea, creatinin, hemoglobin, ferritin ve vitamine B12 and were compared with the control group (n=41). Results: All groups were age-sex matched. There wasn’t any statistically significance difference between groups except for calcium. In the myokimia group calcium was 9,57 mg/dL and that was 9,72 mg/dL in the control group. (p=0,011) Conclusion: Further investigation is not absolutely necessary for isolated eyelid myokimia patients, however, it seems beneficial to evaluate blood electrolyte samples if treatment is planed.

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Amaç: Göz kapağı miyokimisi tanısı alan hastaların kan elektrolit düzeylerinin kontrol grubuyla kıyaslanması. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kliniğimize göz kapaklarında seğirme, titreme ve kasılma şikayetiyle başvuran ve klinik olarak göz kapağı miyokimisi tanısı konulan 36 hastanın herhangi bir nörolojik patolojisi olmadığı saptandıktan sonra kan şekeri, sodyum, potasyum, kalsiyum, magnezyum, fosfor, alanin aminotransferaz, aspartat aminotransferaz, üre, kreatinin, hemoglobin, ferritin ve B12 vitamini değerleri ölçülerek kontrol grubuyla (n=41) kıyaslaması yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Miyokimi hastaları ve sağlıklı kontrol grubu kıyaslandığında, gruplar arasında yaş ve cinsiyet açısından anlamlı fark bulunmamıştır. Biyokimyasal parametrelerde kalsiyum değerleri dışında istatistiksel anlamlı farklılık saptanmamıştır (p>0,05). Kalsiyum değerleri miyokimi grubunda 9,57 mg/dL; kontrol grubunda ise 9,72 mg/dL idi (p=0,011). Sonuç: Yalıtık miyokimi hastalarında nörolojik ve sistemik ileri inceleme mutlak gerekli görülmemektedir. Kan elektrolit düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi basit ve tedavi planlamasında faydası olacak bir tetkik gibi görünmektedir

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ŞAHİN, G., BAYRAK, M., TEMİZSOYLU, O. (2020). Evaluation of the Blood Electrolyte Levels in Isolated Eyelid Myokymia. MN Oftalmoloji, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 3, 116–120. https://ajindex.com/articles/295344

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