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CASE REPORT
Transient quadriceps paresis following cocaine use
  1. George A Demetriou
  1. Emergency Department, North Middlesex University Hospital, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr George A Demetriou, dr.george.demetriou{at}gmail.com

Summary

A 31-year-old man presented with bilateral thigh muscle paralysis several hours after intranasal cocaine use. His blood results showed a creatine kinase (CK) level of 3447 u/L and a normal renal function. He made a marked recovery in just 2 h following the intravenous normal saline 0.9%, and was able to walk. He was discharged home the next day.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-202390

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