2005
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1041042
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Acute generalized weakness due to thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

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“…Adicionalmente, há diversos diagnósticos diferenciais para crises de fraqueza muscular, tais como paralisia periódica hipocalêmica familiar, síndrome de Guillain-Barré, distúrbios de eletrólitos e doenças neurológicas e musculares (1)(2)(3).…”
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“…Adicionalmente, há diversos diagnósticos diferenciais para crises de fraqueza muscular, tais como paralisia periódica hipocalêmica familiar, síndrome de Guillain-Barré, distúrbios de eletrólitos e doenças neurológicas e musculares (1)(2)(3).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…1,2 The disease has also been reported in Hispanics 4 and Caucasians. 1 The disease affects 2% of Asians and 0.1% to 0.2% 3,5 of non-Asians with hyperthyroidism.…”
Section: Reviewmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…3 They can be precipitated by strenuous exercise, high carbohydrate meals, trauma, cold, alcohol, infection, emotional stress, and administration of insulin. [1][2][3][6][7][8] The attacks tend to occur in the early morning, 1,4 with the majority of the attacks occurring between 9 AM and 9 PM. 7 Barnabe 2 reported that 84% of the episodes occurred between 1 AM and 6 AM.…”
Section: Reviewmentioning
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“…Nonneuropathy causes of acute generalized weakness to consider in the differential diagnosis include: 1) muscle disorders such as periodic paralyses, metabolic defects, and myopathies (including acute viral and Lyme disease); 2) disorders of the neuromuscular junction such as myasthenia gravis, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, organophosphate poisoning, and botulism; 3) central nervous system disorders such as brainstem ischemia, global ischemia, or multiple sclerosis; and 4) electrolyte disturbances such as hyperkalemia or hypercalcemia. 14 …”
Section: A Systematic Evaluationmentioning
confidence: 99%