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This case study reported on a 49-year-old male with muscle weakness and low potassium levels, suggesting a diagnosis of thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis.

This case report describes an 11-month-old boy with Menkes disease, highlighting symptoms such as developmental delays and poor therapeutic response due to significant brain and vascular abnormalities.

Careful management of chronic hyponatremia is crucial to prevent severe neurological issues.

This article reports a case of rhabdomyolysis in a patient two hours after consuming the freshwater fish Mylossoma duriventre, suggesting a possible link to Haff disease from an unidentified toxin.

This case report concluded that undiagnosed Menkes disease, an X-linked disorder causing copper deficiency, contributed to a 7-month-old's illness and death, complicating his presentation with viral septic shock and methamphetamine exposure.

This case report details an atypical presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma in an 87-year-old man, where severe hypercalcemia and mental status changes prompted further investigation and diagnosis.

This case report discusses an 80-year-old man whose hyponatremia likely resulted from multiple causes, including diuretic use, excessive water intake, and urinary retention, emphasizing cautious management in older adults.

This case study describes a 36-year-old woman with a history of recurrent limb weakness linked to hypokalemia and later diagnosed with Cushing syndrome indicated by elevated cortisol levels and a pituitary mass, which was treated with surgery and radiosurgery.

This study found that holding abatacept infusions for four weeks or longer before elective hip or knee arthroplasty did not reduce the risk of post-operative infections or readmissions.

This case report identified a 4-month-old boy with Menkes disease, a neurodegenerative disorder of copper metabolism, noting symptoms like recurrent seizures, developmental delay, and specific physical characteristics, confirmed by genetic sequencing showing a pathogenic ATP7A mutation and low serum copper and ceruloplasmin levels.

In this case study, zinc deficiency persisted despite supplementation in a patient with severe malnutrition and empyema, potentially due to nutrient absorption competition and proton pump inhibitor use.

Lithium poisoning can cause severe health complications and requires careful monitoring.

This study observed that low levels of calcium and magnesium in blood serum were associated with health issues like hair loss and anxiety among participants from urban and rural Pakistan.

This case report describes the first documented occurrence of hemi-Isaac's syndrome or acquired neuromyotonia affecting only one side of the body, with symptoms improving after immunomodulatory treatment.

In this report, it was noted that severe paresthesia, ophthalmoplegia, cerebellar and extrapyramidal signs, and alopecia can strongly indicate thallium poisoning, and haemodialysis may be beneficial even in the third week after poisoning.

This study found that patients with alopecia areata atopica and other skin conditions had lower hair magnesium levels compared to healthy controls, although the differences largely overlapped.

This article presents five cases of valproate-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy in psychiatric patients treated at the authors' clinic and discusses existing literature on this side effect.

This study found that early diagnosis using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and appropriate long-term treatment are crucial for improving outcomes in patients with methylmalonic acidemia.

This study found that magnesium and iron deficiencies were significantly associated with menstrual cycle disorders in women of reproductive age, suggesting these deficiencies may contribute as potential factors in these disorders.

This study observed that five out of fourteen individuals aged 13-16 years, who were homozygous for the p.C282Y mutation related to hemochromatosis, had increased liver and phlebotomy-mobilized iron levels.

This report describes a case where selenium supplementation in excess may have led to toxic liver injury, suggesting that high-dose selenium can cause hepatic necrosis.

This case report highlights an atypical presentation of vitamin B12 deficiency in a 28-year-old man with reversible symptoms including localized hand hyperpigmentation and megaloblastic anemia, resolved after B12 supplementation.

This study reports that selenium deficiency in children on long-term total parenteral nutrition may lead to symptoms like erythrocyte macrocytosis and skin and hair depigmentation, which improved with selenium supplementation.

This study found that copper injections increased dopamine-β-hydroxylase activity in the brains of mottled mice, an animal model for Menkes' syndrome.

This study highlights that hypoalbuminemia, often found in critically ill or elderly hospitalized patients, may increase morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization duration, suggesting specific conditions where oral or parenteral albumin supplementation should be considered.

This case study describes a 31-year-old man with myotonia and a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and androgenic alopecia, who presented with arm and leg weakness.

This study found that single-crystal magnesium samples smaller than 100 nm exhibited increased plastic deformation due to greater activation of nonbasal planes as local flow stresses approached 2 GPa.

This article highlights the complexity of diagnosing hyponatremia in older adults, emphasizing the need to evaluate urinary tract obstruction, medication effects, and age-related changes rather than relying solely on spot urinary values.

This study found that sodium metabisulfite activates sodium channels and increases cellular excitability and excitotoxicity in both cardiomyocyte and neuron models, which exacerbates seizures and neuronal damage in rats.

This study found that lithium treatment for mood disorders is associated with risks of hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, and reduced urinary concentrating ability, but the risk of significant renal failure is low.