Y. M. Bindhu

Acute Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Presenting as Acute Quadriparesis in a 44-Year-old Female: A Case Report and Literature Review

Y. M. Bindhu & B. B. Likhitha · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2026

Background: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP) is a skeletal muscle channelopathy characterised by acute episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis associated with severe hypokalaemia. Primary HPP results from inherited ion-channel mutations, whereas secondary HPP is caused by tr...