Familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis in papua nuiginians--a reappraisal.
Studies of 11 Papua Nuiginians with recurrent muscular paralysis are presented. The clinical pattern, the geographical clustering, the lack of relation with dietary change, and the normal aldosterone levels in two patients support the view that it is a variant of familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia; D008297:Male; D009512:New Guinea; D010245:Paralyses, Familial Periodic