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October 1, 1986Muscle & Nerve

The exercise test in periodic paralysis

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Why the study?

Does an exercise test help identify patients with periodic paralysis?

Population

30 patients with periodic paralysis

Comparison

Exercise test vs Control population

Design

Case-control

Authors

PMPhilip G. McManisELEdward H. LambertJDJasper R. Daube

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Overview

May support exercise CMAP testing for periodic paralysis diagnosis; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.

Structured PICO

Does an exercise test help identify patients with periodic paralysis?

P
Population
30 patients with periodic paralysis (21 with clinically definite hypokalemic, hyperkalemic, or normokalemic periodic paralysis, and 9 with secondary periodic paralysis such as thyrotoxicosis)
I
Intervention
Exercise test (2-5 minutes of intermittent strong voluntary contraction of the muscle)
C
Comparator
Control population
O
Outcome
Change in compound muscle action potential amplitudesurrogate

An exercise test measuring compound muscle action potential amplitude may be a valuable diagnostic tool for identifying patients with periodic paralysis.

Cite This Study

McManis et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1f669747e59f9ba3235a6fhttps://doi.org/10.1002/mus.880090805
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