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ArticleCureus2023

A Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: "I Can't Move!"

Arjun Basnet, Nitasha Goyal, Kripa Tiwari, Sajog Kansakar, Sudarshan Gautam

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: Pathophysiological Mechanisms.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Arjun BasnetInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York City, USA.
Nitasha GoyalInternal Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate College of Medicine, New York City, USA.
Kripa TiwariInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York City, USA.
Sajog KansakarInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York City, USA.
Sudarshan GautamInternal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York City, USA.
Maimonides Medical Center · USState University of New York · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a form of hypokalemic periodic paralysis associated with hyperthyroidism. It is characterized by hypokalemia associated with acute proximal symmetrical lower limb weakness and can progress to involve all four limbs and the respiratory musculature. We present a case of a 27-year-old Asian male with recurrent attacks of weakness in all four extremities. A subsequent diagnosis of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis was made, which was secondary to a previously undiagnosed Grave's disease. TPP should be a differential in a young male of Asian ethnicity who presents to the hospital with acute onset of paralysis.

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asian ethnicitygraves' diseaseparalysisqt interval prolongationthyrotoxic periodic paralysis

Identifiers

PMID36860235
PMCPMC9969901
OpenAlexW4318340515

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