Hyperkalemic Recurrent Bilateral Lower Extremity Weakness in a Patient on Hemodialysis

Hyperkalemia is a severe life-threatening electrolyte disorder that commonly affects the cardiac conductivity and contractility. Ascending paralysis affecting the extremities with focal neurological deficit as well as quadriparesis and a seizure associated with hyperkalemia has been reported in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hassen, Getaw Worku, Newstead, Suzanne, Giordano, Lorraine Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/243501
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Sumario:Hyperkalemia is a severe life-threatening electrolyte disorder that commonly affects the cardiac conductivity and contractility. Ascending paralysis affecting the extremities with focal neurological deficit as well as quadriparesis and a seizure associated with hyperkalemia has been reported in the literature. Here, we describe a case of isolated recurrent lower extremity paralysis and an episode of seizure in an 83-year-old patient with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis.

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