title: [Hypokalemic periodic paralysis. A case report].
abstract: Periodic paralysis is a rare disorder that causes episodes of severe muscle weakness that can be confused with other diseases, including epilepsy or myasthenia gravis. Hyperkalemic and hypokalemic paralysis are included within these diseases, the latter being divided into periodic paralysis (familial, thyrotoxic or sporadic) and non-periodic paralysis. In this regard, we present a case of familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis in an eighteen year-old female who was diagnosed with epilepsy in childhood, as well as a subclinical hypothyroidism (for which she received replacement therapy) months ago. The diagnosis was made by the anamnesis and the confirmation of hypokalemia.
authors.affiliation: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Área Hospitalaria Virgen de Valme, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: johndiah@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Areta-Higuera
authors.affiliation: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Servicio de Cuidado Críticos y Urgencias, Hospital Virgen de Valme, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Algaba-Montes
authors.affiliation: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Servicio de Cuidado Críticos y Urgencias, Hospital Virgen de Valme, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: A Á
authors.initials: AÁ
authors.lastname: Oviedo-García
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D020514:Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: Familial periodic paralyses; Hypokalemic periodic paralysis; Parálisis hipopotasémica; Parálisis periódica familiar; Parálisis periódicas; Periodic paralysis