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KMID : 0374019840070030161
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Ewha Medical Journal
1984 Volume.7 No. 3 p.161 ~ p.165
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A Case of Hypokalemic Familial Periodic Paralysis
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A case of hypokalemic familial periodic paralysis is presented and the. litures are reviewed: A 15-year-old boy was admitted to Ewha Womans University Hospital with chief complaints of paralysis of both extremities and trunk on awaking in the morning. He had a history of quadriplegia, 8 months ago.
Laboratory study revealed a hypokalemia (1.6mEq /L) and biopsy specimen taken from the gastrocnemius muscle showed mild vacuolization. After treatment with potassium chloride, paralysis was completely recovered:
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