What Are Brain Blood Flow Abnormalities? Brain blood flow abnormalities, or cerebral perfusion abnormalities, such as spasm of blood vessels causing inadequate blood flow to the brain, are characterized by impaired brain function and thinking. Q: What is cerebral perfusion? A: ...
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What Is Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism? Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism is a metabolic condition that results from reduced secretion or impaired action of parathyroid hormone (PTH) which results in a combination of low calcium and elevated phosphorus levels in the body. Calcium and phosphorus are ...
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A menstrual disorder that occurs regularly during the last week of the luteal phase and starts to subside a few days before menstruation begins. PMS is an atypical symptom of celiac disease involving deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, EPA, and vitamin ...
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A mental state characterized by excessive response to annoyance. Click Irritability for full description.
Read More »Hypomagnesemia (Low Blood Magnesium): definition
The level of magnesium in the bloodstream is too low to meet metabolic needs of the body for this mineral.
Read More »Hypocalcemia (Low Blood Calcium): definition
The level of calcium in the bloodstream is too low to meet metabolic needs of the body for calcium.
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