A single-center retrospective study on the clinical features of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is characterized by muscle paralysis and significant intracellular potassium movement resulting in hypokalemia. Since TPP is a rare condition, only a few studies have explicated the clinical characteristics of patients with this disease. This study aimed to elucidate the clinical characteristics of patients with TPP by comparing them with those with thyrotoxicosis without paralysis (non-TPP) and sporadic periodic paralysis (SPP).

Methods

This was a single-center retrospective cohort study. Clinical data of patients with hyperthyroidism (n = 62) or periodic paralysis (n = 92) who were emergently admitted to our hospital was extracted from the electronic medical records and analyzed.

Results

All patients in the TPP group (15 m

SUBMITTER: Yamada K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11293632 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature