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Hypokalemic thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. Report of one case. 2019

José León, and Neus Muñoz, and Angel Rivero

Departamento de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Corporació Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013971	Thyrotoxicosis	A hypermetabolic syndrome caused by excess THYROID HORMONES which may come from endogenous or exogenous sources. The endogenous source of hormone may be thyroid HYPERPLASIA; THYROID NEOPLASMS; or hormone-producing extrathyroidal tissue. Thyrotoxicosis is characterized by NERVOUSNESS; TACHYCARDIA; FATIGUE; WEIGHT LOSS; heat intolerance; and excessive SWEATING.	Thyrotoxicoses
D020514	Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis	An autosomal dominant familial disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of skeletal muscle weakness associated with falls in serum potassium levels. The condition usually presents in the first or second decade of life with attacks of trunk and leg paresis during sleep or shortly after awakening. Symptoms may persist for hours to days and generally are precipitated by exercise or a meal high in carbohydrates. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1483)	Familial Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis,Paralysis, Hypokalemic Periodic,Primary Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis,HOKPP,HYPOKPP,HYPOPP,Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Familial,Periodic Paralysis- Hypokalemic,Westphall Disease,Periodic Paralysis Hypokalemic,Periodic Paralysis, Hypokalemic,Periodic Paralysis- Hypokalemics