See Also: periodic paralysis(medicine)
Hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis(medicine)
normokalaemic periodic paralysis(medicine)
hypokalaemic periodic paralysis(medicine)
familial periodic paralysis(medicine)
paralysis, familial periodic(medicine)
sodium-responsive periodic paralysis(medicine)
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periodic paralysis (medicine)


periodic paralysis
Term for a group of diseases characterised by recurring episodes of muscular weakness or flaccid paralysis without loss of consciousness, speech, or sensation; attacks begin when the patient is at rest, and there is apparent good health between attacks.

See: hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis, hypokalaemic periodic paralysis, normokalaemic periodic paralysis.