First Actions: Monitor closely, weakness can rapidly progress to paralysis, torsades de pointes, cardiac arrest and respiratory failure. Paralyzed patients may appear to be unconscious, but are awake and aware. Do not assume they cannot feel pain or hear conversations. Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) is characterized by the triad of episodic flaccid muscle weakness, distinctive dysmorphic…
Submitted by deb on Sun, 07/03/2011 – 23:21 Hospital Management Guidelines for Patients with Andersen-Tawil Syndrome Patient’s Name: Birthdate: ________Height: _______Weight: _______ Address: Primary Physician: Emergency contact: Name: Relationship: home phone# cell # FAX: PRECAUTIONS:…
Submitted by deb on Mon, 06/27/2011 – 02:22 Hao Cheng, MD The use of local anaesthetics on patients with periodic paralysis presents some unusual challenges. Many patients report that these agents trigger weakness or paralysis, a phenomenon which is substantiated in medical literature. Some patients also report that the agents do not produce the desired anaesthesia. The…
Submitted by deb on Mon, 06/27/2011 – 19:16 Periodic Paralysis Patients at Increased Risk of MH Patients with Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis and Paramyotonia Congenita are at increased risk for Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) during surgery. Patients with all types of periodic paralysis often become paralyzed during or after surgery, from stress, chilling in the OR and the use…
Submitted by deb on Tue, 04/12/2016 – 22:54 Adverse reactions to anaesthesia, including life-threatening events, are a serious concern for patients with Periodic Paralysis Disorders. Many of our patients report serious events associated with anesthesia and side effects which may linger for days to months. There is rarely time for a surgical team to comb through journals…
Submitted by deb on Mon, 04/16/2018 – 21:17 Andersen-Tawil Syndrome (ATS) is a genetic disorder which causes a distinctive pattern of features; 1) Episodes of muscle weakness and/or flaccid paralysis (i.e periodic paralysis) 2) Certain kinds of heart rhythm disturbances and 3) Differences in facial and body structure. Clinical signs: Most ATS patients begin to have symptoms by…
Annabelle SJ Baughan [1] MB FRCP FRCPath,Deborah Cavel-Greant [1],Janice Megalo [1] AAS-MAA, andFrank Weber [2] MD PhD.[1] Periodic Paralysis International (www.hkpp.org)[2] Colonel, Medical Service (Neurology), German Air Force. Military Hospital (Bundeswehrkrankenhaus), 89081 Ulm, & German Air Force Center of Aerospace Medicine, D-82256 Fürstenfelbruck. Medical Adviser, Periodic Paralysis Association;Corresponding author: ASJ Baughan@gmail.com With grateful acknowledgement to…
Annabelle SJ Baughan [1] MB FRCP FRCPath,Deborah Cavel-Greant [1],Janice Megalo [1] AAS-MAA, andFrank Weber [2] MD PhD.[1] Periodic Paralysis International (www.hkpp.org)[2] Colonel, Medical Service (Neurology), German Air Force. Military Hospital (Bundeswehrkrankenhaus), 89081 Ulm, & German Air Force Center of Aerospace Medicine, D-82256 Fürstenfelbruck. Medical Adviser, Periodic Paralysis Association;Corresponding author: ASJ Baughan@gmail.com With grateful acknowledgement to…