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hypokalemic periodic paralysis

MeSH: D020514ORPHA: 681

Contents

  1. 1. Overview
  2. 2. Available Treatments
  3. 3. Clinical Presentation
  4. 4. Classification & Codes

Overview

Human disease

Available Treatments (0)

No treatments linked yet

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Clinical Presentation

Signs and symptoms associated with hypokalemic periodic paralysis, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.

Periodic hypokalemic paresisEpisodic hypokalemiaEMG abnormalityParalysisEpisodic flaccid weaknessAbnormal muscle fiber morphologyMildly elevated creatine kinaseIncreased intramyocellular lipid dropletsReduced tendon reflexesExercise-induced muscle fatiguePostprandial hyperglycemiaRespiratory insufficiency due to muscle weaknessMuscle spasmLate-onset proximal muscle weaknessArrhythmiaPainFatty replacement of skeletal muscleRespiratory paralysisAdrenocortical adenomaFatigable weakness of respiratory muscles

Classification & Codes

MeSH Code

D020514

Orphanet Code

ORPHA:681
hypokalemic periodic paralysis
MeSHD020514
OrphanetORPHA:681
Treatments0 drug(s)
Symptoms on record20 signs
Statuspublished
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO