About Periodic Paralysis International

Periodic Paralysis International and Our Mission

Periodic Paralysis International is a registered non-profit company based in Alberta, Canada. Our purpose is to disseminate timely, medically accurate and useful information, to provide supportive services, and to conduct and encourage research which enhances the quality of life for people with skeletal ion channelopathies, i.e. the periodic paralyses.

Our Patient Advisory Council

Our organization's day-to-day operations are carried out by our Patient Advisory Council made up of volunteers located in Canada, the USA and Great Britain. Read about our Patient Advisory Council

Our Medical Advisory Council

The physicians and scientists who serve on Periodic Paralysis International's Medical Advisory Council are without question among the world's foremost authorities on the periodic paralyses and the cardiac, cognitive and physical issues which come with them. We are honored that they share with us and our members the gifts of their time, experience and knowledge. Read about the members of our Medical Advisory Council

Privacy Statement

Periodic Paralysis International Website, the HKPP Listserv and associated forums subscribe to HONcode Principles, including principles of confidentiality. Confidentiality of data relating to patients and visitors to this website is respected.  Read our commitment to your privacy

HonCode Information

The Periodic Paralysis International website is the official website of Periodic Paralysis International and the HKPP Listserv. The HKPP Listserv is an on-line group which has provided medically accurate, up-to-date information and peer support to patients with periodic paralysis, their families, caregivers and medical professionals since 1997. Read our HonCode information

Our History

The seed of Periodic Paralysis International was planted in mid-1995 with an e-mail between Deb Cavel-Greant and one other patient with hypokalemic periodic paralysis. One by one, patients found Deb's page on HypoKPP, which was part of her genealogy site.  Read our history