Why the study?
Do glucagon, epinephrine, or dextro-amphetamine sulfate improve symptoms in patients with hyperkalemic familial periodic paralysis?
Population
5 hospitalized patients from 3 families with hyperkalemic familial periodic paralysis
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
3 to 7 months
Authors
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May support acute termination and symptom control in hyperkalemic periodic paralysis; hypothesis-generating case data leave efficacy open to confirmation.
Do glucagon, epinephrine, or dextro-amphetamine sulfate improve symptoms in patients with hyperkalemic familial periodic paralysis?
Glucagon, epinephrine, and dextro-amphetamine sulfate may be effective treatments for managing acute attacks and preventing symptoms in hyperkalemic familial periodic paralysis.
Egan et al. (1959) studied this question.
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