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Hypokalemic paralysis and acid-base balance
Emergency Care Journal, 2006 Three cases of hypokalemic paralysis are reported, presenting to the Emergency Department. The first is a patient with a hypokalemic periodic paralysis with a normal acid-base status, the second is a case of hypokalemic flaccid paralysis of all ...
Ivo Casagranda +4 more
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Etiological spectrum of hypokalemic paralysis: A retrospective analysis of 29 patients
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013 Background: Hypokalemic paralysis is characterized by episodes of acute muscle weakness associated with hypokalemia. In this study, we evaluated the possible etiological factors in patients of hypokalemic paralysis. Materials and Methods: We reviewed the
Ravindra Kumar Garg +4 more
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Reversible electrophysiological abnormalities in hypokalemic paralysis: Case report of two cases
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014 Compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude declines during a paralytic attack in patients with hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP). However, serial motor nerve conduction studies in hypokalemic paralysis have not been commonly reported. We report
C M Sharma, Kunal Nath, Jigar Parekh
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Hypokalemic paralysis as a presenting manifestation of primary Sjögren′s syndrome: A report of two cases [PDF]
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012 Primary Sjögren′s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a progressive lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands with varying degrees of systemic involvement.
Deepak Khandelwal +5 more
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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis: Three rare secondary causes
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2015 Periodic paralysis is a rare neuromuscular disorder, related to a defect in muscle ion channels, characterized by episodes of painless muscle weakness, which may be precipitated by heavy exercise, fasting, or high-carbohydrate meals. Hypokalemic periodic
Prasanna Eswaradass Venkatesan +3 more
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Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2021 Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is an autosomal dominant, rare disorder caused by variants in the genes for voltage-gated calcium channel CaV1.1 (CACNA1S) and NaV1.4 (SCN4A).
Thomas O. Krag +3 more
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Clinical and biochemical spectrum of hypokalemic paralysis in North: East India
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013 Background: Acute hypokalemic paralysis, characterized by acute flaccid paralysis is primarily a calcium channelopathy, but secondary causes like renal tubular acidosis (RTA), thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), primary hyperaldosteronism, Gitelman′s ...
Ashok K Kayal +3 more
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Association of hypokalemic periodic paralysis with cystic Kidney disease- A case report
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017 Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) is a rare heterogenous neuromuscular disorder presenting with acute weakness. Though most cases are known to be familial or primary there are other underlying secondary causes which require evaluation and if not ...
Ricken Mehta
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An atypical phenotype of hypokalemic periodic paralysis caused by a mutation in the sodium channel gene [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2010 Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis is an autosomal-dominant channelopathy characterized by episodic muscle weakness with hypokalemia. The respiratory and cardiac muscles typically remain unaffected, but we report an atypical case of a family with ...
Yang Hee Park, June Bum Kim
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Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis as a rare manifestation of Graves disease
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2019 The objectve of the study is to present a rare observation of thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in a Caucasian male. The article presents a clinical observation of 44-year-old man suffering from diffuse toxic goiter. The course of the disease was
A. V. Gostimsky +4 more
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