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An Interesting Case of Weakness and Atrial Tachycardia in the Emergency Department: Thinking Beyond Hearts and Minds

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a rare but life-threatening presentation of hyperthyroidism that manifests with sudden, painless episodes of muscle weakness due to hypokalemia. We present the case of a middle-aged Middle Eastern female who attended our Emergency Department with sudden onset weaknes...

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Autores principales: Yahya, Ali Mohammed B, Ahmed, Nasser, Qayyum, Hasan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10122726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37155518
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38002