Familial Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis with Myotonic Phenomenon : Case Report
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[Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis. A case report].
Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is an uncommon complication of thyrotoxicosis, characterized by attacks of generalized muscular weakness associated with hypokalemia in patients with hyperthyroidism, most frequently with Graves-Basedow disease. Treatment with antithyroid drugs and potassium supplements reversed the symptoms and the episodes of acute muscular weakness did not reappear.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology and Neurological Disorders
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2454-4981
DOI: 10.15744/2454-4981.3.205