January 19, 2019CureusOpen Access

Clinical and Etiological Spectrum of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

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Why the study?

The study aimed to investigate the etiology, clinical manifestations, and post-therapy outcomes of patients presenting with hypokalemic periodic paralysis.

Population

18 patients with hypokalemic paralysis in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

Design

Observational study

Authors

ZSZumar Sardar KWKh. Ahmad Furqan Waheed MJMuhammad Athar Javed

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Implication

Characterizes HPP etiologies in one cohort; leaves open generalizability and any practice implications.

Structured PICO

Population

18 patients fulfilling diagnostic criteria for hypokalemic paralysis (flaccid muscle weakness involving two or more limb muscles due to serum potassium < 3.5 mmol/L and with no objective sensory signs), excluding those with other causes of flaccid weakness or on diuretic therapy, in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.

Intervention

Intravenous or oral potassium replacement

Outcome

Etiology, clinical manifestations, and outcome after therapy (recovery time)

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is predominantly primary and more common in males, with rapid recovery following potassium replacement, though severe cases can lead to fatal cardiac arrhythmias.

Cite This Study

Sardar et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7aae7502ab7a73dd030b20 https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3921

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Clinical and Etiological Spectrum of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

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Clinical and Etiological Spectrum of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

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