Submitted by deb on Sun, 06/26/2011 – 23:58 Part Two Case Studies – HypoKPP Patient #1 Three Pregnancies: Familial HypoKPP Symptoms began at age of 13 years with three paralytic episodes of 48-72 hour duration. Are your symptoms worse with your menses? No Pregnancy No 1: Age 20 Diagnosed at time of this pregnancy: Yes Episodes consisted of…
Submitted by deb on Mon, 06/27/2011 – 00:04 Part Three Case Studies – HyperKPP and PMC Patient #11 Two Pregnancies: Familial HyperKPP and PMC Von Eulenburg Symptoms began at age of 11 years Are your symptoms worse with your menses? No Pregnancy No 1: Age 27 Diagnosed at time of this pregnancy: No Episodes consisted of moderate…
Submitted by deb on Sat, 06/25/2011 – 23:22 Pain Often Overlooked Pain is an often overlooked component of the periodic paralyses. Patients who report muscle pain in association with their episodes are too often told that the periodic paralyses are not painful despite many authoritative reports to the contrary. In fact the pain which accompanies the periodic…
Submitted by deb on Sun, 06/26/2011 – 22:54 Part One There is little available medical literature to guide the physician in the care of the pregnant patient who has periodic paralysis. The first part of this packet consists of abstracts and quotations drawn from current literature. But this information is limited. Because Periodic Paralysis International has a…
Submitted by deb on Mon, 06/27/2011 – 00:09 Part Four Case Studies – ATS Patient #18 Two Pregnancies: ATS2; Hypokalemic episodes Symptoms began in early childhood; Are your symptoms worse with your menses? Yes Pregnancy No 1: Age 32 Diagnosed at time of this pregnancy: No Episodes consisted of daily moderate weakness, some paralysis. Hospitalized due to right-sided paralysis…