SCN4A-associated hypokalemic periodic paralysis merits a trial of acetazolamide

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1977-

  Venance, S L ^a   Jurkat Rott, K ^b   Lehmann Horn, F ^b   Tawil, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; DICLOFENAMIDE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCN4A GENE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 8844247914     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000143068.99794.5B     Document Type: Article

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