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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 10(2):p 91-93, Aril-June 2024. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.10224.10
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Severe Hypokalemia Mimicking Guillain-Barr'e Syndrome in Young Female
Gagandeep Bagga, Uvesh Vaja, Santosh Kumar Singh, Apurva Chowdhury
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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 10(2):p 91-93, Aril-June 2024. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.10224.10
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Bagga G, Vaja U, Singh SK. Severe hypokalemia mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome in young female. Ind J Emerg Med. 2024;10(2):91-3.Timeline
Received : March 13, 2024
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Published : June 04, 2024
Abstract
In all emergency departments, acute neuromuscular weakness, which is linked to respiratory failure, is a common neurological emergency. Guillain-Barr´e Syndrome (GBS) remains the leading cause of acute ascending quadriplegia presents with ascending muscle weakness associated with paresthesia and loss of deep tendon reflexes and usually preceeded by diarrheal illness or upper airway infection. Here we report 20-year-old female presented with rapidly progressing, ascending weakness of all four extremities for 24 hours duration with subsequently complicated by respiratory paralysis due to severe hypokalemia.
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Bagga G, Vaja U, Singh SK. Severe hypokalemia mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome in young female. Ind J Emerg Med. 2024;10(2):91-3.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.10224.10
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| Received | March 13, 2024 |
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