title: Exercise test in the inter-attack period of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: a useful diagnostic tool.
abstract: Exercise test was reported to be useful for some patients with periodic paralysis. We report here the results of exercise test in three cases of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, for whom the exercise test was all positive. Exercise test could be one of the diagnostic tools in the "inter-attack" state of the probable cases with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. However, the case number of this study is small and larger-scale studies may be warranted in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Meng-Han
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Wen-Neng
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsien
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yao-Chung
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Shang-Der
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lian-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tsu-Kung
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chi-Ren
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000328:Adult; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D020514:Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology