Abstract

SIERRA, Manuel A. et al. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: review of the literature and case report in a high specialty Mexican university hospital. Rev. mex. neurocienc. [online]. 2019, vol.20, n.3, pp.149-154.  Epub Mar 28, 2022. ISSN 2604-6180.  https://doi.org/10.24875/rmn.m19000046.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a fatal complication of thyrotoxicosis, characterized by sudden hypokalemia, muscle paralysis and thyrotoxicosis. TPP, although it is becoming more frequent in our country, is still not diagnosed in a timely manner due to the lack of familiarity and the subtlety of the referred symptomatology. Early recognition by the first contact physician can prevent the mortality of said disease. A typical case of thyrotoxic paralysis is presented in a private Mexican university hospital and a review of the most current literature is made. We conducted a review of the literature in PubMed and EMBASE. Clinical, biochemical, diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic characteristics were analyzed. TPP is a clinical entity that occurs rarely in the Mexican population, however it is important to be familiar with the diagnosis since the treatment is different from other periodic hypokalemic paralysis..

Keywords : Paralysis; Thyrotoxicosis; Periodic; Hypokalemia; Areflexia.

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