A method for monitoring ionized Mg
2+
concentrations and ionized Ca
2+
:Mg
2+
ratios in a patient, useful in diagnosing and prognosing disease states including headache, cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, hypertension, abnormal pregnancy, head trauma, and fetal abnormalities is provided as well as a composition and a method of treating a patient with ionized Mg
2+
or ionized Ca
2+
and Mg
2+
. A method of treating headache is provided.
一种监测电离
镁
2+
浓度和离子化 Ca
2+
:Mg
2+
的比率,有助于诊断和预后疾病状态,包括头痛、心肺旁路手术、高血压、异常妊娠、头部创伤和胎儿畸形。
2+
或离子化 Ca
2+
和
镁
2+
.提供了一种治疗头痛的方法。