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A Case of Thyrotoxic Hypokalemia Periodic Paralysis
Medicine Science, 2014 Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare disease characterized by reversible attacks of muscle weakness accompanied by episodic hypokalemia. The most common causes of Hypokalemic periodic paralysis are familial periodic paralysis, thyrotoxic periodic ...
Mazhar Muslum Tuna +8 more
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Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis presenting as acute quadriparesis in a middle-aged male: a case report [PDF]
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication of hyperthyroidism characterised by acute flaccid paralysis due to hypokalaemia.
Anandhasekar, Monikeerthana +5 more
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Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1975 A case of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a young Chinese male is reported. Attacks of paralysis ceased once the patient was rendered euthyroid on appropriate treatment. The features of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis are briefly outlined.
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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 +2 more
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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1980 openaire +5 more sources
Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2008 Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis is one form of Periodic Paralysis, a rare group of disorders that can cause of sudden onset weakness. A case of a 29 year old male is presented here.
AW Kung +13 more
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[Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis].
Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain), 1994 A 25-year-old male with hyperthyroidism had in the first week of treatment signs of thyreotoxic periodic paralysis with very low potassium level (2.16 mmol/ml) and fivefold increase in serum myoglobin level (600 ng/ml) indicating damage to muscle fibres undetectable in EMG examination. The clinical symptoms regressed after intravenous administration of
A, Gironell +3 more
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Electrocardiogram changes in thyrotoxic periodic paralysis
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2012 Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) attacks are characterized as recurrent, transient episodes of muscle weakness that range from mild weakness to complete flaccid paralysis.
Sarah Lopez, Sean O. Henderson
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Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: a short clinical review [PDF]
, 2017 Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis (TPP) is a potentially lethal manifestation of hyperthyroidism which is characterized by hypokalemia and muscular weakness. It mainly affects Asian men in the age group of 20 to 40 years.
Aggarwal, Rashmi, Chugh, Pradeep
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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: A Report of 3 Malaysian Cases and a Review of its Pathology [PDF]
, 2005 Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a medical emergency characterised by sudden onset of muscle weakness with hypokalemia that resolves with the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
Ramesh, P., Sthaneshwar, P., Yap, S.F.
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