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[Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis]

K Pierzchała1, J Becelewski, B Marek

  • 1II Katedry i Kliniki Neurologii Sl. AM, Zabrzu.

Neurologia I Neurochirurgia Polska
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis can cause muscle damage in hyperthyroid patients, even when EMG is normal. Prompt potassium treatment effectively resolves these symptoms.

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Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Neuromuscular Disorders

Background:

  • Hyperthyroidism is a common endocrine disorder.
  • Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare but serious complication of hyperthyroidism.
  • Muscle damage can occur in TPP, but its detection can be challenging.