A dangerous food binge: a case report of hypokalemic periodic paralysis and review of current literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare neuromuscular genetic disorder due to defect of ion channels and subsequent function impairment. It belongs to a periodic paralyses group including hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HEKPP), hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HOKPP) and Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS). Clinical presentations are mostly characterized by episodes of flaccid generalized weakness with transient hypo- or hyperkalemia.

Case presentation

A teenage boy presented to Emergency Department (ED) for acute weakness and no story of neurological disease, during the anamnestic interview he revealed that he had a carbohydrates-rich meal the previous evening. Through a focused diagnostic work-up the most frequent and dangerous causes of paralysis were excluded, but

SUBMITTER: Colucci MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287989 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature