title: The woman who could not hold up her head.
abstract: Low serum potassium concentration is a frequently encountered abnormality, seldom accompanied by life-threatening symptoms. We present a 55-year-old women with a severe, symptomatic hypokalaemia. The pathogenesis and clinical manifestations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of lnternal Medicine, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Henri Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. f.l.h.muntinghe@int.azg.nl
authors.forename: F L H
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Muntinghe
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kuiper
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*