Are lower serum magnesium levels associated with more rapid decline of renal function in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2?
Lower [Mg2+] is associated with a faster renal function deterioration rate in DM2 patients.
Regarding MCA infarction, contralateral tissue remote from the lesion behaves abnormally in the presence of hypertension, the NAA ratios in hypertensive patients being significantly lower. These data suggest that hypertension may compromise the use of contralateral tissue data as a reference for comparison with ischaemic tissue.