Case Report: Long-term follow-up of a schoolboy with Gitelman syndrome and epilepsy—causation or coincidence?
We report a case of GS presenting with convulsions as the chief complaint. The etiology of epilepsy in this case remains unclear and may represent either a causal association or a coincidental comorbidity with GS. The mechanism of the atypical dynamics of serum magnesium levels in this patient-normal levels initially followed by a subsequent decrease-warrants further investigation.
Authors
- Hongyun Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1251-3888)
- Shengyi Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1734-3902)
- Yi Zhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-2543)
- Feng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5892-6496)
- Jiao Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6730-7013)
- Chengqing Yang
- Kaixuan Liu
- Ying Zhang
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2026.1772948
- Primary Topic
- Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00