Delayed hypokalemic paralysis following a convulsion due to alcohol abstinence

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-456

  Chen, Wei Hsi ^a   Yin, Hsin Ling ^a   Lin, Hung Sheng ^a   Chen, Shun Sheng ^a   Liu, Jia Shou ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Catecholamine; Convulsion; Hypokalaemic paralysis; Potassium

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); PHENYTOIN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ABNORMALLY LOW SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ACCELERATION; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE FLOW;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33646136223     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.04.032     Document Type: Article

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