Autor(es): Lehot J-J, Cahen R

Resumo: The case report is about a 27 year old man who was hospitalized because he had an ascending paralytic syndrome with respiratory failure. It was a hyperkalemic paralysis associated to acute adrenal insufficiency. The authors recall the therapeutic characteristics and implications of such a manifestation of adrenal insufficiency.

Palavras-Chave: Tetraplegia; Hyperkaliemia; Acute adrenal insufficiency

Imprenta: Annales Franc?aises D'anesthe?sie Et De Re?animation, v. 28, n. 9, p. 812-813, 2009

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.annfar.2009.07.083

Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis

Data de publicação: 2009