Periodic paralysis?

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Paralysis will always appear from time to time, and even make patients have problems with their own health in many times, and reproduction will threaten their own life safety. The effect of periodic paralysis is greater than that of paralysis. Only when it is found in the early stage can it be treated well. Periodic paralysis? Let's talk about it

Periodic paralysis?

1. Low potassium type is the most common type. The disease can occur at any age, mostly in 20-40 years old, male more than female. Most of them are sporadic in China, and a few of them have family history and are autosomal dominant. Some in the attack before overeating, drinking, high sugar diet, fatigue, intense activity, emotional tension, application of adrenocortical hormone and cold and other incentives. Most of the patients get sick when they sleep at night or wake up in the morning, and some also get sick when they take a nap. Wake up to find limbs paralysis, numbness, pain, weakness. Severe cases may have respiratory muscle paralysis and dyspnea.

2. Hyperkalemia is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease. Most of the patients get sick before the age of 10 and during the day, often caused by cold or oral potassium. Paralysis is also severe in the proximal part of the lower limbs, and can also affect the respiratory muscles of the upper limbs and trunk. The duration of paralysis varies from a few minutes to a few hours, usually about one hour. Some patients may be accompanied by myotonia, involving the face and hand muscles, which is aggravated when cold. The level of serum potassium increased to 6-8 mmol / L. ECG showed hyperkalemic changes, high T wave and shortened Q-T interval.

3. The positive potassium type is rare and autosomal dominant. They usually get sick before the age of 10. Before the attack, there were often halophilic and thirsty manifestations. The symptoms are similar to hypokalemia, but the duration of weakness is more than 10 days. It can be induced by reducing salt intake or potassium supplement. The serum potassium was normal at the time of attack.

matters needing attention

People with periodic paralysis should avoid cold, fatigue, satiety, high sugar diet or alcoholism. Hyperthyroidism should be excluded from periodic paralysis. The cause of persistent hypokalemic paralysis should be examined in detail, except for chronic renal failure or adrenocortical tumor.