Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: A case report
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A 28-year-old Filipino gentleman mechanical engineer without any medical problem admitted to our hospital on 16th of February 2016 with complains of numbness and weakness in lower limbs when he woke up for urination at around 3:00 am on the day of admission which started distally symmetrically and progressed proximally and gradually involved the upper limbs in the same pattern, the proximal muscles were affected more severely than distal muscles, became bed bound in over 3 h when he was brought to emergency room (ER) by his roommate. He took large amount of cookies and soft drink at dinner time which triggered this crisis. Past history of weakness of both lower limbs was present in the year 2011 which was recovered fully without any motor sequelae and remained asymptomatic till the day of admission.
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