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Sinus arrest in familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis caused by SCN4A mutation: a case report.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences - 1 Mar 2023
Bui T-D, Pham N-D, Phan-Nguyen T-V, Vu-Thi L-N, Tran V-T, Nguyen V-H, Nguyen M-D, Tran H
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BACKGROUND: Primary hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP), a rare skeletal muscle channelopathy resulting in episodic muscle weakness or paralysis under hypokalemic conditions, is caused by autosomal-dominant genetic mutations. HypoPP limits physical activity, and cardiac arrhythmias during paralytic attacks have been reported. We describe a rare familial HypoPP case complicated by sinus arrest and syncope...
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