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Rodman Shankle, MD; James R. Keane, MD

Arch Neurol. 1988;45(5):579-580.

Abstract
• A young chrome-plating worker suffered life-threatening hypokalemic paralysis when barium powder, used in cleaning the chrome tanks, blew back into his face.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology, Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 14, 1987.

Reprint requests to 1200 N State St, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (Dr Keane).

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