TY  - JOUR
KW  - acute limb weakness
KW  -  dexamethasone
KW  -  hypokalemia periodic paralysis
SP  - 1843
Y1  - 2023/12//
JF  - Romanian Journal of Neurology
EP  - 8148
IS  - 4
A1  - Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon
A1  - Nathania Fadjarsugeng
SN  - 1843-8148
UR  - https://doi.org/10.37897/RJN.2023.4.15
VL  - 22
N2  - Acute weakness related with hypokalemia periodic paralysis (HPP) is a rare clinical condition. The one common etiology of hypokalemia is the shifting of potassium into the cells. The common provoke factors are high-carbohydrate diet, heavy exercise, stress, extreme cold weather, alcohol consumption, and certain medications. We present the case of a 32?year? old Javanese male with an acute onset of bilateral lower and upper limb weakness with severe hypokalemia following dexamethasone injection. He was diagnosed with HPP. Our systematic review found similar cases, with possible pathophysiology explanation. Steroids should be considered as an unusual precipitating factor while managing patients with HPP.
AV  - public
TI  - DEXAMETHASONE INDUCED SEVERE PARALYSIS HYPOKALEMIA: A CASE REPORT
PB  - Amaltea Medical Publishing House
ID  - katalog9198
ER  -