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Thirty-year-old Asian man with generalized weakness after a spaghetti meal in December | ||
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thyrotoxic periodic paralysis | ||
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| (1) | Thyroid function and periodic paralysis. Engel AG. Am J Med. 1961;30:327-333. | |
| (2) | Neurologic aspects of thyroid dysfunction. Swanson JW, Kelly JJ Jr, et al. Mayo Clin Proc 1981 Aug;56(8):504-12. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
| (3) | Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a hispanic man. Saeian K, Heckerling PS. Arch Intern Med 1988 Mar;148(3):708. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
| (4) | Neuromuscular Manifestations of Systems Disease. Layzer RB. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 1985: 54-57. | |
| (M) | McKusick 188580 = thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. | |
| (M) | McKusick 170400 = periodic paralysis. |
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| 101. | A young Chinese man with severe weakness. Kassirer JP, Kopelman RI. Hosp Pract (Off Ed) 1985 Feb 15;20(2):27, 30, 32 passim. Pubmed Similars | |
| 102. | Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. Report of 10 cases and review of electromyographic findings. Kelley DE, Gharib H, et al. Arch Intern Med 1989 Nov;149(11):2597-600. Pubmed+Abstract Similars |
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