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Sodium channel mutations in acetazolamide-responsive myotonia congenita, paramyotonia congenita, and hyperkalemic periodic paralysis.
Neurology - 1 Aug 1994
Ptáĉek L J, Tawil R, Griggs R C, Meola G, McManis P, Barohn R J, Mendell J R, Harris C, Spitzer R, Santiago F
Abstract excerpt
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (hyperKPP) and paramyotonia congenita (PC) are genetic muscle disorders sharing the common features of myotonia and episodic weakness. In hyperKPP, patient symptoms and signs are worsened by elevated serum potassium, whereas in PC, muscle cooling exacerbates the condition. There are patients in whom features of both hyperKPP and PC are present. These diseases result from molecular...
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