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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume  2, Issue 2, July - December 2016, Pages 145-149
 

Case Report

Guillian-Barre Syndrome with Hypokalemia: A challenge for Emergency Physician

Debasis Mishra*, Sajid Nomani**, Bikash Kumar Mishra***

*Junior Consultant, **Consultant & Academic Head, Dept of Emergency Medicine, ***Chairman, Institute of Neurosciences, AMRI Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.2216.10

Abstract

 Acute flaccid paralysis is one of the common presentation in Emergency and Gullian-Barre Syndrome and Periodic Hypokalemic Paralysis being important differriantial diagnosis with separate management. But the combination of both these conditions can be a diagnostic challenge for Emergency Physician. We report a case of 20 year old male who presented with such an association of Hypokalemia along with Guillian Barre Syndrome highliting the importance of the need to rule out various differential diagnosis during management of acute flaccid paralysis.

Keywords: Guillian Barre Syndrome; Hypokalemia; Hypokalemic Periodic Palsy; Nerve Conduction Studies.


Corresponding Author : Sajid Nomani**