Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis with Thyroid Storm as the First Presentation of Graves’ disease; a Case Report

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis with Thyroid Storm as the First Presentation of Graves’ disease; a Case Report

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a rare endocrine emergency that manifests as acute onset muscle weakness and hypokalaemia secondary to thyrotoxicosis. It mainly occurs due to rapid and dramatic intracellular shift of potassium resulting in hypokalaemia and acute flaccid paralysis. This condition pr...

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Main Authors: Tejaswee Banavathu, Swapnil Tripathi, Pankaj Sukhadiya, Kamlesh Ahari, Durga Shankar Meena, Mahendra Kumar Garg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2021-02-01
Series:Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
Thyrotoxicosis
Graves disease
Quadriplegia
Thyroid Crisis
Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/1083

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