Management of a patient with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis requiring coronary artery bypass grafts
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) is an autosomal-dominant inherited muscle disease characterized by episodes of flaccid weakness and intermittent myotonia.
Sanjay Orathi Patangi +2 more
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Periodic paralysis: clinical evaluation in 20 patients
Twenty patients with periodic paralysis were evaluated and the aspects studied included epidemiological data, clinical manifestations, ancillary tests, treatment and evolution.
Célia Harumi Tengan +2 more
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Sex determination and genetic screening of equine embryos with whole genome amplification and real-time PCR [PDF]
Reliable pre-implantation sex determination and genetic screening enables informed embryo transfer decisions in equine breeding while avoiding later interventions.
Gus R. MCFARLANE +5 more
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Paralysis Periodica Paramyotonica Caused by SCN4A Arg1448Cys Mutation [PDF]
Paralysis periodica paramyotonica is an overlapping disease that shares the features of paramyotonia characteristic of paramyotonia congenita (PC) and periodic paralysis characteristic of hyperkalemic periodic paralysis.
Wei-Chih Hsu +5 more
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Pregnancy reduces severity and frequency of attacks in hyperkalemic periodic paralysis due to the mutation c.2111C>T in the SCN4A gene [PDF]
Josef Finsterer +2 more
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Understanding the physiology of the asymptomatic diaphragm of the M1592V hyperkalemic periodic paralysis mouse [PDF]
Jean-Marc Renaud, Lawrence Hayward
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Rebound Hyperkalemia in Patients with Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: Three Cases Reports and Literature Review [PDF]
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is an endocrine emergency caused by thyrotoxicosis, mainly manifesting as periodic muscle weakness and hypokalemia, which seriously threatens the health of patients.
Haixia YUAN, Chunyan HE, Jing ZHANG, Feng ZHOU
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Na+,K+-pump stimulation improves contractility in isolated muscles of mice with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis [PDF]
Thomas Holm Pedersen +2 more
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Gene panel analysis of 119 index patients with suspected periodic paralysis in Japan
IntroductionGenetic factors are recognized as the major reason for patients with periodic paralysis. The goal of this study was to determine the genetic causes of periodic paralysis in Japan.MethodsWe obtained a Japanese nationwide case series of 119 ...
Jun-Hui Yuan +8 more
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Channelopathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders resulting from the dysfunction of ion channels located in the membranes of all cells and many cellular organelles.
June-Bum Kim
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