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Archives of Neurology, 1979
A young man with episodes characteristic of familial normokalemic periodic paralysis was restudied after a change in the nature of his attacks. He now has spontaneously occurring and provokable episodes of both hyperkalemic and hypokalemic periodic paralyses that are superimposed on a persistent myopathy.
A L, Chesson, S S, Schochet, B H, Peters
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A young man with episodes characteristic of familial normokalemic periodic paralysis was restudied after a change in the nature of his attacks. He now has spontaneously occurring and provokable episodes of both hyperkalemic and hypokalemic periodic paralyses that are superimposed on a persistent myopathy.
A L, Chesson, S S, Schochet, B H, Peters
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Southern Medical Journal, 2000
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a thyroid-related disorder that is manifested as recurrent episodes of hypokalemia and muscle weakness lasting from hours to days. The periodic paralysis has been associated with thyrotoxicosis from various etiologies. Although the incidence of the disorder is relatively higher among Asians, it has been reported in many
C H, Magsino, A J, Ryan
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Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a thyroid-related disorder that is manifested as recurrent episodes of hypokalemia and muscle weakness lasting from hours to days. The periodic paralysis has been associated with thyrotoxicosis from various etiologies. Although the incidence of the disorder is relatively higher among Asians, it has been reported in many
C H, Magsino, A J, Ryan
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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1986Generalized motor weakness is a common complaint in the emergency department and has a wide differential diagnosis that includes both organic and infectious etiologies. We report the case of a previously healthy young man with symptoms of muscular paralysis and associated hypokalemia.
L, Cannon, J, Bradford, J, Jones
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Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1988
We present the case of a 21-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with an episode of profound weakness due to thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, a syndrome of muscular weakness occurring in patients with hyperthyroidism. Prior to the diagnosis, the patient was treated with a parenteral tranquilizer.
L, Bergeron, G L, Sternbach
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We present the case of a 21-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with an episode of profound weakness due to thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, a syndrome of muscular weakness occurring in patients with hyperthyroidism. Prior to the diagnosis, the patient was treated with a parenteral tranquilizer.
L, Bergeron, G L, Sternbach
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Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 1997Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis is an autosomal codominant genetic disease of horses who are descendants of the quarter horse sire Impressive. It produces a muscular phenotype that has been selected by show judges, which has resulted in the rapid dissemination of this disease.
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Hypokalaemia periodic paralysis
Scottish Medical Journal, 2017Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis is a rare skeletal muscle channelopathy causing flaccid paralysis, which predominantly presents in adolescents and young adults. I report a case of a 33-year-old Caucasian man who presented with sudden onset paralysis, following previous similar presentations without investigation.
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Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1971To the Editor.— Hypokalemic periodic paralysis has been reported mainly in white patients. 1 The relatively high incidence in Japanese has been most often in association with thyrotoxicosis. 2 The one Negro patient reported was also thyrotoxic.
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