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Acute quadriparesis revealing Gitelman syndrome: a case report

Harshika Khaim Chandani1, Aasiya Ather2, Erum Siddiqui1

  • 1Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Annals of Medicine and Surgery (2012)
|July 11, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Gitelman syndrome (GS) can cause acute paralysis, mimicking neurological emergencies. Early diagnosis through biochemical markers like hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypocalciuria is vital for timely treatment and preventing complications.

Keywords:
Gitelman syndromehypokalemiahypomagnesemiametabolic alkalosisquadriparesis

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