Garg SK, Saxena S, Juneja D, Singh O, Kumar M, Mukherji JD. Hyperkalemia: A rare cause of acute flaccid quadriparesis.
Indian J Crit Care Med 2014;
18:46-8. [PMID:
24550615 PMCID:
PMC3912670 DOI:
10.4103/0972-5229.125439]
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Abstract
Acute flaccid quadriparesis secondary to hyperkalemia is a very rare and serious but reversible medical emergency. We present a case of a 73-year-old female who was admitted with rapidly progressive ascending paraparesis progressing to quadriparesis in about 10 h due to hyperkalemia. Patient was treated with antihyperkalemic measures. Her power improved dramatically as potassium levels normalized and she had an uneventful recovery.
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