title: Hyperkalemia: A rare cause of acute flaccid quadriparesis.
abstract: Acute flaccid quadriparesis secondary to hyperkalemia is a very rare and serious but reversible medical emergency. We present a case of a 73-year-old female who was admitted with rapidly progressive ascending paraparesis progressing to quadriparesis in about 10 h due to hyperkalemia. Patient was treated with antihyperkalemic measures. Her power improved dramatically as potassium levels normalized and she had an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Suneel Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Deven
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Omender
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mukesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Joy Dev
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mukherji
keywords: Acute flaccid paralysis; hyperkalemia; quadriparesis