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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011 This article aims at highlighting the importance of suspecting thyrotoxicosis in cases of recurrent periodic flaccid paralysis; especially in Asian men to facilitate early diagnosis of the former condition.
Rojith Karandode Balakrishnan +3 more
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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis [PDF]
Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2005 Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), a hyperthyroidism-related hypokalemia and muscle-weakening condition resulting from a sudden shift of potassium into cells, has been seen increasingly in Western countries. Failure to recognize TPP may lead to improper management. Many patients with TPP have no obvious symptoms related to hyperthyroidism. Therefore,
Shih-Hua Lin
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Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis
QJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians, 2018 Hypokalemia is a serious and life-threatening clinical condition. We present a case of a 45-year-old male, with known hyperthyroidism presenting with profound tremor, irritability, quadriparesis, and labored breathing since morning, on the day of admission. Arterial blood gas analysis showed severe hypokalemia.
Hernández J L, J L Hernández
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Hypokalemic thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a young Serbian male [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020 Introduction. Hypokalemic thyrotoxic paralysis is a very rare form of periodic paralysis in Caucasian population. In this population, a more frequent form is familiar hypokalemic periodic paralysis with the same clinical presentation.
Ristić Petar +7 more
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Hypokalemia with Recurrent Flaccid Paralysis
Indian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2022 Acute flaccid paralysis is a condition which is attributable to many etiologies. When a patient presents with recurrent acute flaccid paralysis, hypokalemic or hyerkalemic periodic paralysis should be considered especially if similar symptoms are seen in
Poornima Tadkal +3 more
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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is not uncommon in people of Asian origin. It presents as sudden onset paralysis resulting from hypokalemia due to intracellular shift of potassium because of thyroid hormone sensitive Sodium-Potassium ATPase.
Suresh Sinha, Nagarajan Raghupathy
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Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2022 A 39 -year-old male, with primary hyperthyroidism for the last-3 years, for which he was not receiving any treatment, presented with complaints of sudden onset weakness in all four limbs for one day.
K M Bhargav +5 more
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The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1920 n ...
Guillain, G., Barré, J. A.
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Rebound Hyperkalemia in Patients with Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: Three Cases Reports and Literature Review [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 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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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 +8 more
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