Authors : A K Jaiswal, Rajesh Kumar, Kiran Bisht, Deepak Kumar Sharma, Madhuri Gupta
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijfcm.2020.013
Volume : 7
Issue : 2
Year : 2020
Page No : 51-55
Magnesium is an alkaline earth metal represented as Mg and has atomic number 12 and atomic mass
24. It is one of the most abundant metal found in the atmosphere of the earth and sea water. Magnesium
acts as cofactor to various enzymes in the biological system and is very essential part of diet, several
medications and health supplements. High concentration of magnesium and its compound in the blood
serum results into toxicity and hypermagnesemia. Such condition is generally common in people with renal
defects, hypothyroidism or accidental exposure to huge amount of magnesium and its salts. Magnesium
poisoning can cause severe health issues including depression of CNS, neuromuscular and cardiovascular
manifestation, with other symptoms including vomiting, nausea, paralysis etc. This paper discusses
the general features, techniques of analysis, clinical diagnosis, symptoms and treatments related to the
magnesium poisoning.
Keywords: Magnesium, Hypermagnesemia, Neuromuscular, Cardiovascular, Paralysis.