Differential diagnosis of periodic paralysis aided by in vitro myography

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 115-124

  Iaizzo, Paul A ^a   Quasthoff, Stefan ^b   Lehmann Horn, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

hyperkalemic periodic paralysis; Hypokalemic periodic paralysis; in vitro contraction test; thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; INSULIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOGRAPHY; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGRAPHY; PARALYSES, FAMILIAL PERIODIC; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PREDNISOLONE; THYROTOXICOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0028930381     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8966(94)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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