Sudden Night Palsy in a Young Man: Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis as a First Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism

Am J Med. 2020 Jun;133(6):e300-e301. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.11.011. Epub 2019 Dec 18.

Authors

Damyan Penev¹, Christine Rotering², Thomas Pusl³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Intensive Care, and Endocrinology, University Hospital Augsburg, University of Augsburg, Germany. Electronic address: Damyan.Penev@uk-augsburg.de.
² Ambulatory Healthcare Center for Applied Diabetology and General Medicine, Asbach-Bäumenheim GmbH, Asbach-Bäumenheim, Germany.
³ Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Intensive Care, and Endocrinology, University Hospital Augsburg, University of Augsburg, Germany.

PMID: 31862328
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.11.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
Antithyroid Agents / therapeutic use
Graves Disease / complications
Graves Disease / diagnosis*
Graves Disease / drug therapy
Humans
Hyperthyroidism / complications
Hyperthyroidism / diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism / drug therapy
Hypokalemia / diagnosis*
Hypokalemia / drug therapy
Hypokalemia / etiology
Male
Methimazole / therapeutic use
Periodicity*
Potassium / therapeutic use
Propranolol / therapeutic use
Quadriplegia / diagnosis*
Quadriplegia / etiology
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Antithyroid Agents
Methimazole
Propranolol
Potassium