ALLMedicine™ Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Center

Feb 27th, 2022 - A male patient aged in his early twenties presented to the emergency department (ED) with quadriparesis. He was ordinarily fit and well and had exercised and eaten a carbohydrate rich meal the evening before. His point-of-care venous blood sample ...

Dec 30th, 2021 - Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) characterized by the triad of muscle paralysis, acute hypokalemia, and the presence of hyperthyroidism is often reported in young adults but rarely reported in age >60 year-old. Two sexagenarian males (age 61 an...

Sep 18th, 2021 - Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare presentation of thyrotoxicosis most commonly associated with Graves' disease. It is rare in Caucasians, but it affects approximately 2% of Asians (occurring in those of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, F...

Jun 18th, 2021 - Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare but potentially life-threatening entity, which is characterized by sudden onset of muscle weakness and can in exceptional cases be associated with more severe symptoms, such as severe hypokalemia. We p...

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