[Secondary hyperkalaemic acute flaccid tetraplegia].
A 57-year-old man with chronic renal failure and multiple vascular diseases presented an acute flaccid tetraplegia. Blood tests revealed renal failure with serum potassium of 9.69 mmol/l. The medullar and brain MRI were normal. The correction of the hyperkalaemia led to a fast and complete neurological recovery. This fact confirmed the diagnosis of secondary hyperkalaemic tetraplegia.
Berrebi
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Réanimation médico-chirurgicale, hôpital Saint-Roch, CHU de Nice, 5, rue Pierre-Dévoluy, 06006 Nice cedex, France.
Orban
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Levraut
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Grimaud
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Ichai
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D001919:Bradycardia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005638:Fruit / Q000009:adverse effects; D005947:Glucose / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000209:etiology; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011188:Potassium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D007328:Insulin; D011137:Polystyrenes; C003321:polystyrene sulfonic acid; D005947:Glucose; D011188:Potassium; D002125:Calcium Gluconate