Acute Reversible Tetraplegia Induced by Hyperkalemia in a Patient with Paravertebral Mass due to Lymphoma
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Gabriel Tinoco1*, Rehan Kanji2, Izidore S Lossos3,4* and Peter J Hosein3 1Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA 2American University of Antigua, USA 3Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA 4Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
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تاریخ انتشار 2013