title: Rodenticide poisoning as a cause of quadriparesis: a rare entity.
abstract: Acute flaccid paralysis with its wide repertoire of causes presents a challenge to the clinician. We present a case of barium carbonate poisoning, a rare yet easily treatable cause of acute quadriparesis. Barium acts by redistribution of potassium from the extra- to intravascular compartment causing hypokalemia. Early recognition and prompt potassium supplementation under cardiac monitoring yield gratifying results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India.
authors.forename: Pallawi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torka
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001464:Barium / Q000506:poisoning*; D002254:Carbonates / Q000506:poisoning*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D002254:Carbonates; D012378:Rodenticides; D001464:Barium; C006685:barium carbonate