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Title: A case of thyrotoxic normokalemic periodic paralysis
Authors: Öncel, Çağatay
Güler, Sibel
Şahiner, Türker
Tokgöz, Filiz
Keywords: Normokalemia
Periodic paralysis
Thyrotoxicosis
adult
article
carbohydrate diet
case report
clinical feature
exercise
human
hyperthyroidism
hypokalemia
leg muscle
male
muscle weakness
myopathy
pathophysiology
potassium blood level
rest
thyrotoxic normokalemic periodic paralysis
Abstract: Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is an uncommen complication of hyperthyroidism. Patients present with acute onset of proximal symmetrical lower-extremity muscle weakness during the early morning hours or while resting after strenuous exertion and a high-carbohydrate meal. Almost all patients have hypokalemia. Thyrotoxic normokalemic periodic paralysis (TNPP) is actually very rare, only a few cases have been reported previously. In this paper we describe a case of TNPP in a 38 years old men, who developed acutely weakness in all extremities. The epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and therapy of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis were discussed in the light of the literatur.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7156
ISSN: 1300-1817
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