Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: a case study and review of the literature
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2017 Acute hypokalemic paralysis is a rare cause of acute weakness. Morbidity and mortality associated with unrecognized disease can occur and include respiratory failure and possibly death.
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Adynamia episodica hereditaria with myotonia: A non-inactivating sodium current and the effect of extracellular pH [PDF]
, 1987 To study the mechanism of periodic paralysis, we investigated the properties of intact muscle fibers biopsied from a patient who had adynamia episodica hereditaria with electromyographic signs of myotonia.
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Levothyroxine and Prednisone Causing Generalized Weakness in a Middle-Aged Man
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2012 Thyrotoxic induced hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare disorder that had been described in middle-aged men, predominantly Asians and Hispanics.
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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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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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New Aspects of Thromboangiitis obliterans (von Winiwarter-Buerger's Disease) [PDF]
, 1984 The existence of thromboangiitis obliterans as a clinical entity has been a matter of debate for many years. In contrast to other immunovasculitides there is no organ involvement while peripheral vessels are affected.
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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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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis; two different genes responsible for similar clinical manifestations [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2011 Primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HOKPP) is an autosomal dominant disorder manifesting as recurrent periodic flaccid paralysis and concomitant hypokalemia. HOKPP is divided into type 1 and type 2 based on the causative gene.
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Stroke Mimic: A Case of Unilateral Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis [PDF]
, 2020 Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (THPP) is a condition that results in transient skeletal muscle paralysis secondary to intracellular potassium sequestration.
Lajeunesse, Michael, Young, Scott
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A rare case of unilateral adrenal hyperplasia accompanied by hypokalaemic periodic paralysis caused by a novel dominant mutation in CACNA1S: features and prognosis after adrenalectomy [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Acute hypokalaemic paralysis is characterised by acute flaccid muscle weakness and has a complex aetiological spectrum. Herein we report, for the first time, a case of unilateral adrenal hyperplasia accompanied by hypokalaemic periodic ...
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