[Periodic paralysis discovered in a 65-year-old woman: one case report].
BACKGROUND
Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis (FHPP) is an autosomal dominant disorder which usually begins before thirty years.


METHODS
We report a case of FHPP occurring in a 65-year-old woman whereas two members of her family have symptoms since childhood. Differential diagnosis are discussed.


CONCLUSIONS
FHPP must be one of the differential diagnoses in front of an hypokalemic paralysis attack, even in the elderly.
Decaux
O
O
Service de médecine interne, centre hospitalier Bretagne-Atlantique, Vannes, France. olivdecaux@wanadoo.fr
Poinsignon
Y
Y
Rosenbaum
D
D
Sternberg
D
D
Bouissiere-Jardel
J
J
Jardel
H
H
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020514:Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology