Normokalemic periodic paralysis is not a distinct disease

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 908-913

  Song, Young Wha ^a   Kim, Sung Jo ^b   Heo, Tae Hwe ^c   Kim, Man Ho ^d   Kim, June Bum ^e  

^a Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Seoul Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Channelopathy; Genetic disease; Hyperkalemia; Neuromuscular disease; Periodic paralysis

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR2.1; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.4;

ARTICLE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T WAVE;

EID: 84870194190     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23441     Document Type: Article

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