Hypokalemic weakness in hyperaldosteronism: Activity-dependent conduction block

Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1309-1312

  Krishnan, Arun V ^b   Colebatch, James G ^b   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; RENIN; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 27144475246     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000181162.35142.a9     Document Type: Article

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