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J Gen Physiol 2019 Feb 7. Epub 2019 Feb 7.

Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Periodic paralysis is an ion channelopathy of skeletal muscle in which recurrent episodes of weakness or paralysis are caused by sustained depolarization of the resting potential and thus reduction of fiber excitability. Episodes are often triggered by environmental stresses, such as changes in extracellular K, cooling, or exercise. Rest after vigorous exercise is the most common trigger for weakness in periodic paralysis, but the mechanism is unknown. Read More

Muscle Nerve 2019 Jan 25. Epub 2019 Jan 25.

Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.

Rev Med Liege 2019 Jan;74(1):20-22

Département des Urgences, CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgique.

Periodic thyrotoxic paralysis (TPP) is a disease that usually affects Asian men from 20 to 50 years. It is secondary to genetic mutations of ion channels for the transport of sodium and potassium. It is characterized by recurrent and brutal bouts of paresis / flaccid paralysis, without sensory involvement, in a context of hyperthyroidism. Read More

F1000Res 2018 30;7:1154. Epub 2018 Jul 30.

Servicio de Medicina Interna y emergencia, Hospital Regional Lambayeque, Lambayeque, Peru.

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoKPP) is characterized by transient episodes of flaccid muscle weakness. We describe the case of a teenaged boy with HypoKPP and hyperthyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis with initial manifestation of renal tubular acidosis. This combination is rare and little described previously in men. Read More

Arch Argent Pediatr 2019 02;117(1):e37-e40

Servicio de Endocrinología, Hospital de Pediatría "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Acute hypokalemic paralysis is a rare cause of acute weakness. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is an unusual complication of hyperthyroidism. It is characterized by sudden onset of hypokalemia condition resulting from a shift of potassium into cells and paralysis that primarily affects the lower extremities. Read More

J Clin Neurophysiol 2019 Jan 21. Epub 2019 Jan 21.

Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.

Purpose: Neuroinvasive West Nile virus (WNV) is rare, occurring in less than 1% of those infected, and may manifest as meningitis, encephalitis, and/or acute flaccid paralysis. Patients may present initially with nonspecific symptoms including fevers. Although rare, neuroinvasive WNV is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Read More

Otolaryngol Pol 2018 Sep;72(6):23-30

Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu Klinika Otolaryngologii i Laryngologii Onkologicznej z Pododdziałem Audiologii i Foniatrii.

Introduction Warthin's tumor is a non-malignant tumor that occurs in major salivary glands. Diagnostics include an interview and physical examination as well as additional tests - ultrasonography, magnetic resonance tomography, fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Surgical tumor resection remains the method of treatment, the scope of which includes techniques from extracapsular tumor resection to a full range of parotidectomy. Read More

J Vet Intern Med 2019 Jan 8. Epub 2019 Jan 8.

Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California.

Background: Immune-mediated myositis (IMM) in American Quarter Horses (QHs) causes acute muscle atrophy and lymphocytic infiltration of myofibers. Recently, an E321G mutation in a highly conserved region of the myosin heavy chain 1 (MYH1) gene was associated with susceptibility to IMM and nonexertional rhabdomyolysis.

Objectives: To estimate prevalence of the E321G MYH1 variant in the QH breed and performance subgroups. Read More

J Emerg Nurs 2019 Jan;45(1):79-81

BMJ Case Rep 2018 Dec 13;11(1). Epub 2018 Dec 13.

Internal Medicine, Abington Hospital - Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.

The consumption of daily nutritional supplements has risen dramatically all over the world. Many people believe that dietary supplements, if not useful, are at least safe to fulfil small dietary gaps. Many nutritional supplements have not been approved by Federal Drug Administration due to their unregulated active ingredients, but they are available as over the counter. Read More

Am J Case Rep 2018 Dec 8;19:1453-1458. Epub 2018 Dec 8.

Department of Internal Medicine, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA, USA.

BACKGROUND Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare cause of acute paralysis, which if not promptly recognized and treated, can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. TPP can be precipitated by several factors, including a high carbohydrate diet and exercise. This report is of a rare case of TPP after epidural steroid injection in a young man, with a review of the literature of previous cases. Read More

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2019 Feb 19;42(2):201-207. Epub 2018 Dec 19.

Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Background: Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is a rare familial periodic paralysis that typically also affects the heart and skeletal system. Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are profound and difficult to control, but minimally symptomatic. In this report, we describe an atypical phenotype of ATS in two related families. Read More

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars 2018 12;46(8):718-722

Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Arrhythmia, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.

Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is a disorder that causes episodes of muscle weakness (periodic paralysis), changes in heart rhythm, and developmental abnormalities. QT prolongation and ventricular arrhythmias, including bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (VT) and polymorphic VT, may occur. About 60% of all cases of the disorder arecaused by mutations in the KCNJ2 gene. Read More

J Assoc Physicians India 2018 May;66(5):76-81

Abbott Health Care Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Background: Primary Sjogren's Syndrome (pSS) with Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis(HPP) whether an association or a different clinical subset needs review.

Aim: To generate a consensus on the importance of pharmaco-invasive therapy for STEMI patients when primary PCI cannot be expeditiously performed in metro and tier-I cities in India.

Methodology: A total of 8 expert panel groups comprising 48 experts from Cardiology specialty in India were convened. Read More

J Assoc Physicians India 2018 May;66(5):69-70

Chief and Consultant Rheumatologist, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, Maharashtra.

Introduction: Primary Sjogren's Syndrome (pSS) with Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis(HPP) whether an association or a different clinical subset needs review.

Methods: Cross-sectional retrospective study of subjects of Primary Sjogren's Syndrome with Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis(HPP) identified from database maintained at Centre For Rheumatic Diseases, Pune since 1996 with records of over 50000 patients. The diagnosis was clinical. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Nov;97(46):e13256

Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.

Rationale: Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is characterized by a sudden onset of hypokalemia and paralysis. This condition mainly affects the lower extremities and is secondary to thyrotoxicosis. The underlying hyperthyroidism is often subtle without typical symptoms such as palpitations, tremors, anxiety, and weight loss; this causes a difficulty in early diagnosis. Read More

Am J Emerg Med 2019 Feb 7;37(2):379.e1-379.e3. Epub 2018 Nov 7.

Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Wenzhou 325027, China. Electronic address:

Context: Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a relatively common complication seen in Asian hyperthyroid patients. However, it is a rare occurrence to find a TPP case comprised of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in patients with painless thyroiditis.

Patient: A 29-year-old Chinese man presented with flaccid paralysis of all four limbs and he was brought to emergency room. Read More

Brain 2018 Dec;141(12):3308-3318

MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK.

Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis is a rare genetic neuromuscular disease characterized by episodes of skeletal muscle paralysis associated with low serum potassium. Muscle fibre inexcitability during attacks of paralysis is due to an aberrant depolarizing leak current through mutant voltage sensing domains of either the sarcolemmal voltage-gated calcium or sodium channel. We report a child with hypokalaemic periodic paralysis and CNS involvement, including seizures, but without mutations in the known periodic paralysis genes. Read More

Sci Rep 2018 Nov 12;8(1):16681. Epub 2018 Nov 12.

Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), F-75013, Paris, France.

Periodic paralyses (PP) are characterized by episodic muscle weakness and are classified into the distinct hyperkalaemic (hyperPP) and hypokalaemic (hypoPP) forms. The dominantly-inherited form of hyperPP is caused by overactivity of Na1.4 - the skeletal muscle voltage-gated sodium channel. Read More

Case Rep Nephrol 2018 16;2018:9847826. Epub 2018 Oct 16.

Pulmonology and Critical Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal.

Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease with multisystem involvement and varying clinical presentation. We report the clinical course and outcome of a case who presented with repeated episodes of hypokalemia mimicking hypokalemic periodic paralysis and metabolic acidosis, which was later diagnosed as distal renal tubular acidosis secondary to primary Sjögren's syndrome. A 50-year-old lady, who was previously diagnosed as hypokalemic periodic paralysis, presented with generalized weakness and fatigue. Read More

BMC Endocr Disord 2018 Nov 8;18(1):82. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

The Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.

Background: Gitelman syndrome (GS) is an inherited autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by low levels of potassium and magnesium in the blood, decreased excretion of calcium in the urine, and elevated blood pH. GS is caused by an inactivating mutation in the SLC12A3 gene, which is located on the long arm of chromosome 16 (16q13) and encodes a thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter (NCCT).

Case Presentation: A 45-year-old man with Graves' disease complicated by paroxysmal limb paralysis had a diagnosis of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis for 12 years. Read More

Neurotherapeutics 2018 10;15(4):885-899

Neuromuscular Symptoms Unit, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Ryanodine receptor type 1-related myopathies (RYR1-RM) are the most common class of congenital myopathies. Historically, RYR1-RM classification and diagnosis have been guided by histopathologic findings on muscle biopsy. Main histological subtypes of RYR1-RM include central core disease, multiminicore disease, core-rod myopathy, centronuclear myopathy, and congenital fiber-type disproportion. Read More

Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2018 Nov 27;58(11):663-667. Epub 2018 Oct 27.

Department of Neurology, Osaka City General Hospital.

A 33-year-old man admitted to our hospital for the evaluation of progressive muscular atrophy of his left lower leg. From his childhood, he had suffered from transient attacks of limb paralysis and myalgia lasting about 1 hour. At age 30, the muscle weakness and atrophy of his left lower leg emerged and progressed gradually. Read More

Vaccine 2018 11 23;36(48):7361-7368. Epub 2018 Oct 23.

Kaduna State Primary Health Care Agency, Kaduna, Nigeria.

Background: The OPV 3 coverage for Kaduna State, 12-23 months old children was 34.4%. The low OPV 3 coverage, due mainly to weak demand for routine antigens and the need to rapidly boost population immunity against the disabling Wild Polio Virus (WPV), led the Global Polio Eradication Initiatives (GPEI) to increase supplemental OPV campaigns in Kaduna State, despite the huge cost and great burden on personnel. Read More

Neurotherapeutics 2018 10;15(4):954-965

Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75390, USA.

Skeletal muscle channelopathies are rare heterogeneous diseases with marked genotypic and phenotypic variability. These disorders cause lifetime disability and impact quality of life. Despite advances in understanding of the molecular pathology of these disorders, the diverse phenotypic manifestations remain a challenge in diagnosis, therapeutic, genetic counseling, and research planning. Read More

Neurol Genet 2018 Oct 3;4(5):e274. Epub 2018 Oct 3.

Center for Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases (ZusE) (M.S., T.M., B.K., J.R.S.); Department of Cardiology (V.R.) and Department of Neurology (R.D.), University Hospital Giessen and Marburg; Vegetative Physiology (S.R., N.D.), Philipps-University Marburg, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, & Marburg Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, Marburg, Germany; Institute for Algebra (G.P.), Johannes Kepler University Linz; and Department of Gastroenterology (A.M.), Hospital Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria.

Objective: To identify the genetic basis of a patient with symptoms of normokalemic sporadic periodic paralysis (PP) and to study the effect of mutations.

Methods: A candidate gene approach was used to identify causative gene mutations, using Sanger sequencing. promoter activity was analyzed in transfected HEK293 cells with a luciferase assay, and functional analysis of Kir2. Read More

Trop Doct 2018 Oct 10:49475518803251. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

2 Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Thyrotoxicosis can present as a sporadic form of hypokalaemic periodic paralysis. The condition is associated with massive intracellular shift of potassium, mainly in skeletal muscles. As the total body stores of potassium remain normal, overzealous potassium supplementation targeting serum potassium level results in a poor outcome. Read More

Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi 2018 Oct;35(5):675-678

Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China.

Objective: To analyze the clinical phenotypes of a pedigree affected with periodic paralysis and explore its molecular basis.

Methods: Clinical data and peripheral blood samples of the pedigree were collected. The proband and his father both complained of periodic paralysis and dysmorphic features. Read More

Clin Neurophysiol 2018 Nov 15;129(11):2435-2441. Epub 2018 Sep 15.

Department of Neurology & Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Electronic address:

Objective: To unravel if there was muscular ion channel dysfunction in paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) patients using the exercises tests (ET).

Methods: Sixty PKD patients including 28 PRRT2 mutations carriers were enrolled in this study, as well as 19 hypokalaemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP) patients as the positive controls and 45 healthy subjects as the negative controls. ET including long exercise test (LET) and short exercise test (SET) was performed in the corresponding subjects. Read More

Indian J Nephrol 2018 Sep-Oct;28(5):365-369

Institute of Nephrology, Madras Medical College, The Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Hypokalemic paralysis is an important and reversible cause of acute flaccid paralysis. The treating physician faces unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We did a prospective study and included all patients with acute flaccid weakness and documented serum potassium of <3. Read More

Clin Neurophysiol 2018 Nov 15;129(11):2505-2506. Epub 2018 Sep 15.

Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.

Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Sep 17. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Corporació Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España.

Electron Physician 2018 Aug 25;10(8):7174-7179. Epub 2018 Aug 25.

MD., Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA.

Introduction: Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare and potentially lethal complication of hyperthyroidism. It is characterized by sudden onset paralysis associated with hypokalemia. Management includes prompt normalization of potassium, which results in resolution of the paralysis. Read More

Am J Med 2019 Jan 7;132(1):e3-e6. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco; Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.

Neuromuscul Disord 2018 Oct 30;28(10):837-845. Epub 2018 Jun 30.

Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (hyperKPP) is a muscle channelopathy characterized by recurrent paralytic attacks. Our previous study, in which we conducted whole-body muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with hyperKPP, revealed muscle atrophy and fatty change in the lower extremity, especially in older persons. The aim of current study was to identify the progression of myopathy in hyperKPP patients had been assessed in the previous study. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2018 Aug 31;2018. Epub 2018 Aug 31.

Department of Endocrinology and Medicine Unit 5, Pt. B.D.Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.

Renovascular hypertension is one of the common causes of secondary hypertension. Here we report a case of patient of renal artery stenosis presenting to the emergency department as a case of acute flaccid paralysis. Renal artery stenosis has been associated with hypokalaemia, but rarely reported to be symptomatic. Read More

QJM 2018 Dec;111(12):887-889

Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

Cureus 2018 Jun 19;10(6):e2837. Epub 2018 Jun 19.

Critical Care, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) and cardiomyopathy are two established complications of thyrotoxicosis. Emergent management is essential as TPP and cardiac events secondary to thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy can be fatal. We report a unique case of a patient with Graves' disease presenting with symptoms secondary to both these complications. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2018 Aug 10;2018. Epub 2018 Aug 10.

Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Chronic liquorice ingestion is a rare cause of secondary hypertension and hypokalaemia with periodic paralysis. We report the case of a middle-aged Indian man who presented with hypertension and hypokalaemic alkalosis with recurrent bouts of periodic paralysis. Biochemical investigations revealed suppressed plasma renin and aldosterone concentrations with normal cortisol concentration. Read More

Indian J Endocrinol Metab 2018 May-Jun;22(3):397-404

Department of Medicine, Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, Medinipur, West Bengal, India.

Introduction: Hypokalemia is associated with increased morbidity and at times mortality. "Hypokalemic paralysis", particularly if recurrent, has often been considered synonymous with "hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP)"; however, diseases such as Gitelman syndrome (GS), Bartter syndrome (BS), and renal tubular acidosis (RTA) can have identical presentation. We have tried to explore the etiological spectrum along with epidemiological and certain clinical, biochemical, and electrophysiological features in patients with hypokalemic paralysis. Read More

J Pediatr Neurosci 2018 Apr-Jun;13(2):218-220

Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, London, United Kingdom.

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a genetic neuromuscular disorder characterized by episodes of painless muscle paralysis associated with low serum potassium, exclusively, during the attack. This may be precipitated by heavy exercise, fasting, or high-carbohydrate meals. We report two siblings, presenting at different ages with varying symptomatology-older sibling with episodic weakness in the morning associated with reduced physical exercise and consumption of large carbohydrate meal, whereas younger sibling complained of muscle stiffness following large carbohydrate meal and at the end of physical exercise. Read More

Muscle Nerve 2019 Jan 18;59(1):8-9. Epub 2018 Nov 18.

Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5098, USA.

Muscle Nerve 2018 Oct 3;58(4):E27-E28. Epub 2018 Sep 3.

Departments of Neurology OLVG, OLVG West, Jan Tooropstraat 164, 1061 AE, Amsterdam and Zaans Medisch Centrum, Zaandam, the Netherlands.

Sci Rep 2018 Jul 10;8(1):10372. Epub 2018 Jul 10.

Department of Neuroanesthesiology, Clinic for Neurosurgery, Ulm University, Guenzburg, Germany.

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a skeletal muscle disease characterized by episodic weakness associated with low serum potassium. We compared clinical and biophysical effects of R222W, the first hNa1.4 domain I mutation linked to this disease. Read More

Case Rep Endocrinol 2018 7;2018:9763452. Epub 2018 Jun 7.

Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch, 6150, Western Australia, Australia.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is an infrequent manifestation of hyperthyroidism and an uncommon cause of muscle weakness in western countries. The diagnosis should be considered in the differential when a patient presents with transient and recurrent weakness associated with hypokalaemia. We present a case of a 26-year-old Asian male presenting with sudden onset muscle weakness affecting predominantly his lower limbs on a background of weight loss. Read More

BMC Nephrol 2018 07 4;19(1):160. Epub 2018 Jul 4.

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, 95, Wen-Chang Rd, Shih-Lin, Taipei, 111, Taiwan (R.O.C.).

Background: Hypokalemia is one of the most common clinical electrolyte imbalance problems, and thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a leading cause of presentation to the emergency department. Low renal potassium secretion rates, a normal acid-base balance in the blood, and hyperthyroidism are the hallmarks of suspected TPP.

Case Presentation: Here we report the case of a 36-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with a sudden onset of acute muscle weakness at 5 h prior to admission. Read More

Sci Rep 2018 Jun 26;8(1):9714. Epub 2018 Jun 26.

MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.

Dominantly inherited channelopathies of the skeletal muscle voltage-gated sodium channel Na1.4 include hypokalaemic and hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis (hypoPP and hyperPP) and myotonia. HyperPP and myotonia are caused by Na1. Read More

Front Neurol 2018 7;9:430. Epub 2018 Jun 7.

Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

Periodic paralysis (PP) is an uncommon inherited disorder causing recurrent episodes of muscle weakness, with an incidence of 0.001%. Normokalemic periodic paralysis (NormoKPP) as the rarest subtype of PP contains both familial and sporadic. Read More

Indian J Crit Care Med 2018 May;22(5):378-380

Department of Medicine, KGMU, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Hypokalemia is a serious and life-threatening clinical condition. We present a case of a 45-year-old male, with known hyperthyroidism presenting with profound tremor, irritability, quadriparesis, and labored breathing since morning, on the day of admission. Arterial blood gas analysis showed severe hypokalemia. Read More