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Sahu I, Kumar M, Ruhela M, et al. A case of acute onset quadriplegia: A lesson for physicians. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020;9(10):5378-5380doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_924_20.
Sahu, I., Kumar, M., Ruhela, M., & Ola, R. K. (2020). A case of acute onset quadriplegia: A lesson for physicians. Journal of family medicine and primary care, 9(10), 5378-5380. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_924_20
Sahu, Indira, et al. "A case of acute onset quadriplegia: A lesson for physicians." Journal of family medicine and primary care vol. 9,10 (2020): 5378-5380. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_924_20
Sahu I, Kumar M, Ruhela M, Ola RK. A case of acute onset quadriplegia: A lesson for physicians. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Oct 30;9(10):5378-5380. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_924_20. eCollection 2020 Oct. PMID: 33409220; PMCID: PMC7773055.
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J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Oct 30;9(10):5378-5380. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_924_20. eCollection 2020 Oct.

A case of acute onset quadriplegia: A lesson for physicians.

Journal of family medicine and primary care

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

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pathology, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
  2. Department of Anaesthesia, SK Medical College and Hospital, Sikar, Rajasthan, India.
  3. Department of Cardiology, Noble Care Hospital, Sikar, Rajasthan, India.

PMID: 33409220 PMCID: PMC7773055 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_924_20

Abstract

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.

Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.

Keywords: Guillain Barre syndrome; Hypokalemia; quadriplegia

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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