Hassen Getaw Worku, Newstead Suzanne, Giordano Lorraine Maria
Department of Emergency Medicine, Metropolitan Hospital Center, NYMC, 1901 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Case Rep Emerg Med. 2012;2012:243501. doi: 10.1155/2012/243501. Epub 2012 May 13.
Hyperkalemia is a severe life-threatening electrolyte disorder that commonly affects the cardiac conductivity and contractility. Ascending paralysis affecting the extremities with focal neurological deficit as well as quadriparesis and a seizure associated with hyperkalemia has been reported in the literature. Here, we describe a case of isolated recurrent lower extremity paralysis and an episode of seizure in an 83-year-old patient with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis.
高钾血症是一种严重的、危及生命的电解质紊乱,通常会影响心脏的传导性和收缩性。文献报道过高钾血症伴有肢体上升性麻痹、局灶性神经功能缺损、四肢瘫痪及癫痫发作。在此,我们描述一例83岁接受血液透析的终末期肾病患者,出现孤立性复发性下肢麻痹及一次癫痫发作的病例。