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Permanent muscle weakness in hypokalemic periodic paralysis

open access: yes, 2020
ObjectiveTo map the phenotypic spectrum in 55 individuals with mutations in CACNA1S known to cause hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP) using medical history, muscle strength testing, and muscle MRI.MethodsAdults with a mutation in CACNA1S known to ...
Fornander, Freja   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Blood SOD1 Activity in ALS Patients Receiving Tofersen Treatment

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective The antisense oligonucleotide tofersen is the first disease‐modifying drug for SOD1‐related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was approved because of its ability to reduce SOD1 protein and neurofilament levels. The effect of tofersen on SOD1 activity is unclear but of clinical relevance because homozygous SOD1 mutations, linked to ...
Katharina Goehring   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic Prospects of Ketamine for Cataplexy in Narcolepsy Type 1: Evidence from a Human Case and a Murine Model

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Narcolepsy type 1 is characterized by cataplexy, for which current treatments targeting monoaminergic, histaminergic, and GABAergic pathways may be ineffective or poorly tolerated. We report the case of a 34‐year‐old man with narcolepsy type 1, intolerant to standard therapies, who experienced marked and sustained cataplexy reduction with morning ...
Francois Ricordeau   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

THYROTOXIC HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS PRESENTING WITH PARAPARESIS

open access: yes, 2013
Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (THPP) is a rare hyperthyroidism-related endocrine disorder seen predominantly in men of Asian origin. The main characteristics of the disease are hyperthyroidism, hypokalemia, muscle weakness and acute paralysis.
Dogru, Cumali   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: The Report of Four Cases

open access: yesEndocrinology Research and Practice, 2022
The syndrome of hypokalaemic paralysis represents a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized clinically by hypokalaemia and acute systemic weakness.
Ahmet Kaya   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Significant Clinical Improvements Following Arthroscopic Iliopsoas Fractional Lengthening After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Multicenter Study

open access: yesArthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To prospectively investigate subjective anterior groin pain, patient‐reported outcome measures, complications, reoperation rates, and hip flexion strength after arthroscopic iliopsoas fractional lengthening. Methods From 2023 to 2025, patients with persistent groin pain after total hip arthroplasty refractory to conservative management ...
Brandon Cabarcas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: A Case Report

open access: yes, 2014
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare disorder characterized by reversible attacks of muscle weakness accompanied by episodic hypokalemia. The most common causes of hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) are familial periodic paralysis, thyrotoxic ...
Karakılıç, Ersen   +6 more
core  

Evaluating the (comparative) safety profile of the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 using individual case safety reports in VigiBase

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) was used under the WHO emergency use listing for circulating vaccine‐derived polio virus (cVDPV) outbreaks from 2021 to 2023. We assessed nOPV2 adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) and compared its safety profile to other vaccines using VigiBase.
Comfort Kunak Ogar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acetazolamide in Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 2000
The mechanism of action of acetazolamide in the K-deficient diet rat, an animal model of human hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoPP), was investigated at the University of Bari, Italy.
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis

open access: yes, 2017
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is characterized by abrupt onset of hypokalemia and paralysis secondary to thyrotoxicosis (1). The hypokalemia is a result of intracellular shift of potassium due to sensitization of the sodium/potassium (Na+-K ...
Alzahrani, Talal   +5 more
core  

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