title: Vanishing Weakness and Persistent Cardiac Dysrhythmia: Are We Dealing with Andersen Tawil Syndrome?
abstract: Andersen Tawil Syndrome (ATS) is a very rare type of periodic paralysis; the authors present a case report from South India with features that have not been reported earlier. This case suggests many unexplored hypotheses for the disease and argues the need for physician sensitization of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jhansi Rani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yashodhara
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Sundarachary
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Veeramma
authors.forename: Shaik Mansoor
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Elahi
authors.forename: Sridhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amalakanti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lalitha
mesh_terms: D050030:Andersen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology*; D009154:Mutation; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D011188:Potassium