Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, an unusual cause of hypokalemic periodic paralysis

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-306

  Berwaerts, J ^a   Verhelst, J ^a   Vandenbroucke, M ^a   Abs, R ^a   Martin, J J ^a   Mahler, Ch ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Graves' disease; hyperthyroidism; hypokalemia; thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

Indexed keywords

IODINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 0030480309     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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