Aetiological, clinical and metabolic profile of hypokalaemic periodic paralysis in adults: A single-centre experience

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 246-249

  Rao, Narsing ^a   John, Matthew ^a   Thomas, Nihal ^a   Rajaratnam, Simon ^a   Seshadri, Mandalam Subramaniam ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GITELMAN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; INDIA; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PHOSPHATURIA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ACIDOSIS, RENAL TUBULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSES, FAMILIAL PERIODIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845630245     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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