Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (Jan 2020)

A case of acute onset quadriplegia: A lesson for physicians

  • Indira Sahu,
  • Mukesh Kumar,
  • Manish Ruhela,
  • Rakesh K Ola

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_924_20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 10
pp. 5378 – 5380

Abstract

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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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