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Evid Based Spine Care J 2011; 2(4): 51-54
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1274757
Case report
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Hypokalaemic paralysis secondary to thiazide diuretic abuse: an unexpected outcome for cauda equina syndrome

Derek T Cawley
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Republic of Ireland
,
Paul T Curtin
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Republic of Ireland
,
John P McCabe
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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Publication Date:
16 February 2012 (online)

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Abstract

Study design: Case report.

We present the case of a 55-year-old woman with cauda equina syndrome, and hypokalaemic paralysis secondary to thiazide diuretic abuse.

 

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