Periodic paralysis: clinical evaluation in 20 patients

Twenty patients with periodic paralysis were evaluated and the aspects studied included epidemiological data, clinical manifestations, ancillary tests, treatment and evolution. Sixteen patients had the hypokalemic form (5 familiar, 5 sporadic, 5 thyrotoxic and 1 secondary). No patient with the normo...

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Main Authors: Célia Harumi Tengan, Acary S. Bulle de Oliveira, Alberto Alain Gabbai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1994-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1994000400008&lng=en&tlng=en