A case of acute onset quadriplegia: A lesson for physicians

A 38-year-old female patient presented with acute onset quadriplegia which was initially diagnosed as Guillain-Barre syndrome. ECG features were suggestive of hypokalemia. Blood investigations revealed severe hypokalemia. After replacement of potassium, patient's muscle power recovered within 2...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sahu, Indira, Kumar, Mukesh, Ruhela, Manish, Ola, Rakesh K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7773055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33409220
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_924_20
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Sumario:A 38-year-old female patient presented with acute onset quadriplegia which was initially diagnosed as Guillain-Barre syndrome. ECG features were suggestive of hypokalemia. Blood investigations revealed severe hypokalemia. After replacement of potassium, patient's muscle power recovered within 20 h. Thus, if the patient presented with acute onset quadriplegia possibility of hypokalemia-induced paralysis should always be kept in mind.

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