Acute Flaccid Motor Paralysis Induced by Hyperkalemia
Journal Title: The Indian Practitioner - Year 2015, Vol 68, Issue 8
Abstract
Hyperkalemia can be a life threatening complication of renal failure. It can have cardiac and neurological manifestations. We report a case of hyperkalemia induced quadriparesis.
Authors and Affiliations
P Pradeep, Dr. Sudheeran Kannoth
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