10 Hypokalemia Symptoms
Symptom #7: Flaccid Paralysis
Flaccid paralysis occurs when there is reduced muscle tone, weakness, and paralysis without an apparent cause (like trauma). It can be caused by injuries or diseases that impact the nerves. A severed nerve that supplies a muscle group will result in flaccid paralysis in that group of muscles where the affected part of the body appears to be limp.
Flaccid paralysis can result in fatality if it involves the muscles of respiration as it causes the patient to be unable to breathe and eventually die from suffocation. Examples of diseases that can cause flaccid paralysis include botulism, polio, lower motor neuron lesions, curare, neurotoxic venoms, nerve agents, hypokalemia, and more.
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