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ea0099ep1020 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2024

Hypokalemia and neurocognitive impairment in a female patient admitted to the emergency department – case report

Teodor Dumitras , Simona Duta-Ion , Ruxandra Juganaru , Robert Clement , Simona Fica

Introduction: Hypokalemia is a dyselectrolytemia which can cause weakness, paralysis, neurological symptoms, cardiovascular complications and sometimes can be fatal. It can be diagnosed in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, hyperaldosteronism, gastrointestinal or renal pathologies.Case report: A 67 year old female was admitted to the emergency department with confusion, cognitive impairment and headaches and no other known medical history. She presented dis...