Guide To Hypokalemia Symptoms

Muscle Twitches Or Cramps

Muscle twitches or cramps happen when the muscles experience abrupt and uncontrolled contractions. Potassium is a major element in the transmission of nerve signals between the brain and muscle cells. Because of inadequate levels of potassium in the blood, those nerve signals get disrupted during transmission process due to poor conductivity. The result of this is the muscle cells may act when they are not supposed to, which causes muscle twitches or spasms. Another result of the disrupted nerve signals is the muscle cells may not know when to stop contracting, which is otherwise known as a muscle cramp. Potassium also plays a major role in the contraction of muscles because when it moves out of the muscle cells in its fluid balance processes, it can assist in stopping the muscle contractions at the appropriate time.

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