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Hypokalemic Quadriparesis as the Initial Presentation of Primary Sjögren's Syndrome With Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) typically presents with sicca symptoms, while renal involvement, such as distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA), is less common. Hypokalemic paralysis as the initial manifestation of PSS is rare. We report a 52‐year‐old woman who presented with acute flaccid quadriparesis due to severe hypokalemia and normal ...
Sagun Baral, Sushmita Bhattarai, Ajaya Raj Gautam, Prabesh Raghubanshi, Krishna Kc   +4 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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Periodic paralysis: clinical evaluation in 20 patients

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1994
Twenty patients with periodic paralysis were evaluated and the aspects studied included epidemiological data, clinical manifestations, ancillary tests, treatment and evolution.
Célia Harumi Tengan, Acary S. Bulle de Oliveira, Alberto Alain Gabbai   +2 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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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis with Hypokalemia in an Adult Male from Nepal: A Case Report

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2019
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is rare complication of hyperthyroidism characterized by the sudden onset of hypokalemia and muscle paralysis. It is typically present in young Asian males.
Sabina Khadka, Indu K.C., Rabindra Jang Rayamajhi, Pravakar Dawadi, Pravash Budhathoki   +4 more
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Gene panel analysis of 119 index patients with suspected periodic paralysis in Japan

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
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, Yujiro Higuchi, Akihiro Hashiguchi, Masahiro Ando, Akiko Yoshimura, Tomonori Nakamura, Yu Hiramatsu, Yusuke Sakiyama, Hiroshi Takashima   +8 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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Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis as the First Manifestation of Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma

Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2019
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is an unusual neurological manifestation of thyrotoxicosis, and even rarer when it occurs in thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenoma, only 6 cases having been previously reported. We describe a case of pituitary microadenoma
Chatchon Kaewkrasaesin, Patinut Buranasupkajorn, Paisith Piriyawat, Sarat Sunthornyothin, Thiti Snabboon   +4 more
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Quality of life in hypokalemic periodic paralysis - a survey.

Neuromuscular Disorders
Primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP) is a skeletal muscle channelopathy most commonly caused by pathogenic variants in the calcium channel gene, CACNA1S. HypoPP can present with attacks of paralysis and/or permanent muscle weakness.
Sonja Holm-Yildiz, T. Krag, T. Dysgaard, B. Pedersen, E. Medeiros, J. Vissing   +5 more
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Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: An Atypical Presentation of Non-autoimmune Hypothyroidism With Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis

Cureus, 2022
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypo KPP) is a rare form of autosomal dominant channelopathy characterized by muscular weakness and paralysis caused by decreased potassium levels.
H. Achakzai, S. Khan, Qazi Kamran Amin, N. Ahmed, Safa Anwar   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source