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Uncommon dyselectrolytemia complicating Guillain–Barré syndrome

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) and hypokalemic paralysis are common causes of acute flaccid quadriparesis and specific therapeutic interventions differ. Simultaneous occurrence of severe hypokalemia in patients with GBS at the time of presentation can cause diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Presenc...

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Autores principales: Saroja, Aralikatte Onkarappa, Naik, Karkal Ravishankar, Khanpet, Mallikarjun S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3821428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24250175
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.118794
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author Saroja, Aralikatte Onkarappa
Naik, Karkal Ravishankar
Khanpet, Mallikarjun S
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description Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) and hypokalemic paralysis are common causes of acute flaccid quadriparesis and specific therapeutic interventions differ. Simultaneous occurrence of severe hypokalemia in patients with GBS at the time of presentation can cause diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Presence of hypomagnesemia with hypokalemia in patients with GBS can be perplexing and pose further challenges. Evaluation for preexisting inherited or other associated metabolic disturbances is needed in the presence of such complex dyselectrolytemia. We report the rare association of GBS with severe hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia in a 41-year-old male presenting with acute flaccid quadriparesis and the therapeutic challenges faced.
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spelling pubmed-38214282013-11-18 Uncommon dyselectrolytemia complicating Guillain–Barré syndrome Saroja, Aralikatte Onkarappa Naik, Karkal Ravishankar Khanpet, Mallikarjun S J Neurosci Rural Pract Case Report Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) and hypokalemic paralysis are common causes of acute flaccid quadriparesis and specific therapeutic interventions differ. Simultaneous occurrence of severe hypokalemia in patients with GBS at the time of presentation can cause diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Presence of hypomagnesemia with hypokalemia in patients with GBS can be perplexing and pose further challenges. Evaluation for preexisting inherited or other associated metabolic disturbances is needed in the presence of such complex dyselectrolytemia. We report the rare association of GBS with severe hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia in a 41-year-old male presenting with acute flaccid quadriparesis and the therapeutic challenges faced. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3821428/ /pubmed/24250175 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.118794 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Uncommon dyselectrolytemia complicating Guillain–Barré syndrome
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title_full Uncommon dyselectrolytemia complicating Guillain–Barré syndrome
title_fullStr Uncommon dyselectrolytemia complicating Guillain–Barré syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Uncommon dyselectrolytemia complicating Guillain–Barré syndrome
title_short Uncommon dyselectrolytemia complicating Guillain–Barré syndrome
title_sort uncommon dyselectrolytemia complicating guillain–barré syndrome
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3821428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24250175
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.118794
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