Hypokalemic periodic paralysis - an owner's manual
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This article focuses on questions that arise about diagnosis and treatment for people with hypokalemic periodic paralysis. We will focus on the familial form of hypokalemic periodic paralysis that is due to mutations in one of various genes for ion channels. We will only briefly mention other �secondary� forms such as those due to hormone abnormalities or due to kidney disorders that result in chronically low potassium levels in the blood. One can be the only one in a family known to have familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis if there has been a new mutation or if others in the family are not aware of their illness. For more general background about hypokalemic periodic paralysis, a variety of descriptions of the disease are available, aimed at physicians or patients.
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