title: [Anesthetic treatment of periodic familial hypokalemic paralysis. Report of a case].
abstract: Periodic familiar hypopotassemic paralysis (PFHP) is a rare dominant autosomally transmitted genetic disease characterized by intermittent attacks of muscle weakness. A patient with PFHP was successfully given general anesthesia for 2 operations using atracurium as the muscle relaxant. For a third operation he was given a paravertebral block.
authors: Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Residencia General, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Martínez de Guereñu
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Molins-Gauna
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Peña-García
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rubial-Alvarez
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Ibáñez-Agüir
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Madrid-Arias
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010245:Paralyses, Familial Periodic / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Tratamiento anestésico de la parálisis periódica familiar hipopotasémica. A propósito de un caso.