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A Rare Case of Bartter Syndrome Type 3 Diagnosed in Elderly Age

Case Reports in Endocrinology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Bartter syndrome (BS) type 3 typically presents in childhood and is caused by defects in NaCl transporters of the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. We report a 66‐year‐old woman with asymptomatic but severe hypokalemia (2.0 mmol/L), metabolic alkalosis, and hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism.
Tsuyoshi Okura, Kenji Fukaya, Tetsuya Okazaki, Kaori Adachi, Yoshiharu Kinugasa, Masaru Kato, Kalyani Sen   +6 more
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Accidental intravenous bolus infusion of potassium chloride in a young man with hypokalemic periodic paralysis [PDF]

Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma, 2019
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is anautosomal dominantdisease characterized by muscle weakness or paralysis with a matching fall in blood potassium levels.
Seyed Hesam Rahmani, Gholamreza Faridaalaee   +1 more
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Familial Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Attack Following SARS‑Cov‑2 Infection: A Case Report

Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare disorder that manifests manifests with the sudden onset of flaccid paralysis that is triggered by low levels of blood potassium, which can be caused by various factors such as, rest after intense ...
Ehsan Yousefi-Mazhin, Hossein Karballaei-Mirzahosseini, Hamidreza Sharifnia, Atabak Najafi, Farhad Najmeddin, Mahsa Tofighi-Mohammadi, Rezvan Hassanpour, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh   +7 more
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A Case of Thyrotoxic Hypokalemia Periodic Paralysis

Medicine Science, 2014
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare disease characterized by reversible attacks of muscle weakness accompanied by episodic hypokalemia. The most common causes of Hypokalemic periodic paralysis are familial periodic paralysis, thyrotoxic periodic ...
Mazhar Muslum Tuna, Bercem Aycicek Dogan, Narin Nasiroglu Imga, Ersen Karakilic, Mine Karadeniz, Yasemin Tutuncu, Serhat Isik, Dilek Berker, Serdar Guler   +8 more
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Long standing paraparesis: A rare presentation of distal renal tubular acidosis

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2021
Neurologic manifestations can accompany systemic diseases, and primary disease can be identified with a careful history, physical examination, and laboratory investigations. Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is an important differential diagnosis in any child
Pankaj Kumar, Prabhjot Dhillon, Geetanjali Jindal, Shivani Randev, Vishal Guglani   +4 more
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Voltage Sensors in Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

, 2009
Researchers at the National Hospital, Queen Square, London, UK, conducted automated DNA sequencing of the S4 regions of CACNA1S and SCN4A in 83 patients with hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP)
J Gordon Millichap
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Resistance Training in a Patient With Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis and Permanent Weakness: A Case Report

Muscle &Nerve, Volume 74, Issue 1, Page 265-268, July 2026.
Jeppe Moesgaard Rasmussen, Anne Lagoni, Tina Dysgaard, Linda Kannuberg, Nanna Witting, Sonja Holm‐Yildiz   +5 more
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STIM1 Reduction Prevents Tubular Aggregate Formation and Compromises Muscle Performance in Ageing Mice

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Volume 16, Issue 6, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Ageing is an irreversible process involving the gradual decline of cellular functions in all tissues. In male mice, age‐related loss of muscle force is accompanied by the formation of tubular aggregates, which are honeycomb‐like structures composed of membrane tubules, proteins and Ca2+ deposits. Tubular aggregates are also found in
Laura Pérez‐Guàrdia, Roberto Silva‐Rojas, Jocelyn Laporte, Johann Böhm   +3 more
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Unmasking Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy: A Case of Proximal Weakness in a Young Male With Co‐Occurring Vitamin D Deficiency

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) encompasses rare autoimmune disorders causing muscle inflammation and weakness, with subtypes including dermatomyositis, necrotizing myopathy, antisynthetase syndrome, and inclusion body myositis. This case report details a 25‐year‐old South Asian male presenting with a 60‐day history of progressive ...
Ibrahim Khalil, Ahmed Fahim Faiyaz, Sunjida Amin Promi, Md. Imran Hossain   +3 more
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“Hashitoxicosis” and possible acquired Gitelman syndrome: dual pathology leading to a catastrophic hypokalemic periodic paralysis

Asian Journal of Internal Medicine
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is more commonly seen in Graves’ disease. But TPP can occur in any condition leading to a hyperthyroid state. It’s important to identify the underlying aetiology of the thyrotoxic state as the management differs with ...
M. S. N. Padmasiri, W. D. A. Patirana, N. Sivalingham, B. Rathypriya, P. T. D. Harischandra   +4 more
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