Andersen syndrome: An association of periodic paralysis, cardiac arrhythmia and dysmorphic abnormalities

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 3 A, 2006, Pages 582-584

  Tengan, Célia H ^a   Antunes, Antonio C ^a   Baubab, José R ^a   Prado, Gilmar F ^a   Manzano, Gilberto M ^a   Gabbai, Alberto A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmia; Dysmorphism; Obstructive sleep apnea; Periodic paralysis

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; DICLOFENAMIDE; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN KCNJ2; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; KIR2.1 CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINODACTYLY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 4; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROGNATHIA; OBESITY; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QT INTERVAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; ANDERSEN SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENETICS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANDERSEN SYNDROME; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33749509232     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000400009     Document Type: Article

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