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  • Title: A Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: "I Can't Move!".
    Author: Basnet A, Goyal N, Tiwari K, Kansakar S, Gautam S.
    Journal: Cureus; 2023 Jan; 15(1):e34301. PubMed ID: 36860235.
    Abstract:
    Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a form of hypokalemic periodic paralysis associated with hyperthyroidism. It is characterized by hypokalemia associated with acute proximal symmetrical lower limb weakness and can progress to involve all four limbs and the respiratory musculature. We present a case of a 27-year-old Asian male with recurrent attacks of weakness in all four extremities. A subsequent diagnosis of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis was made, which was secondary to a previously undiagnosed Grave's disease. TPP should be a differential in a young male of Asian ethnicity who presents to the hospital with acute onset of paralysis.
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