Hyperkalemia: A rare cause of acute flaccid quadriparesis

Hyperkalemia: A rare cause of acute flaccid quadriparesis

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 tre...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of critical care medicine 2014-01, Vol.18 (1), p.46-48
Hauptverfasser: Garg, Suneel Kumar, Saxena, Sanjay, Juneja, Deven, Singh, Omender, Kumar, Mukesh, Mukherji, Joy Dev
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Sprache:eng
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Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Hemodialysis
Hyperkalemia
Medical treatment
Potassium
Quadriplegia
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0972-5229
1998-359X
DOI:10.4103/0972-5229.125439