Ewha Med J.  1984 Sep;7(3):161-165. 10.12771/emj.1984.7.3.161.

A Case of Hypokalemic Familial Periodic Paralysis

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Abstract

A case of hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis is presented and the litures are reviewed. A 15-year-old boy was admitted to Ewha Womans University Hospital with chief complaints of paralysis of both extremities and trunk on awaking in the morning. He had a history of quadriplegia, 8 months ago. Laboratory study revealed a hypokalemia(1.6mEq/L) and biopsy specimen taken from the gastrocnemius muscle showed mild vacuolization. After treatment with potassium chloride, paralysis was completely recovered.


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Adolescent
Biopsy
Extremities
Female
Humans
Male
Muscle, Skeletal
Paralyses, Familial Periodic*
Paralysis
Potassium Chloride
Quadriplegia
Potassium Chloride
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