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Can hypokalemia make pre existing neuropathy, and or nerve root compression worse? or seem worse?
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There is no clear: correlation between hypokalemia and neuropathy, but there have been patient reports. No one really knows but I suppose it could happen. Thanks for trusting in HealthTap.
Answered 4/14/2016
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