title: Hypokalemic paralysis.
abstract: Hypokalemia that leads to paralysis is extremely rare in children. We report a case of a young child with genetically inherited periodic hypokalemic paralysis. Hypokalemia should be considered in a child with acute onset of muscle weakness.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Department, Pereira Rossell Children's Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sehabiague
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics; D007223:Infant; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D011188:Potassium / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011188:Potassium