Paralysis after a diarrhoeal illness

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 241-242

  Obuobie, K ^a   Ogunko, A ^a   Lazarus, J H ^b  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARBIMAZOLE; POTASSIUM; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 0035011752     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107680109400512     Document Type: Article

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