Severe hypophosphataemia mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05488.x.
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Abstract
A 42 year-old woman presented with neurological symptoms suggestive of Guillain-Barré syndrome and required ventilatory support. She was found to have severe hypophosphataemia that was corrected promptly after which her trachea was extubated. She then revealed that she had undergone a prolonged religious fast and had just started eating again when her symptoms started. Over the next 2 weeks she made a complete recovery.
Medical subject headings
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Hypophosphatemia