Hyperglycemia, lumbar plexopathy and hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis complicating Conn's syndrome

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-69

  Chow, Chi Ping ^a   Symonds, Christopher J ^a   Zochodne, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0031044172     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100021132     Document Type: Article

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