{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Hypokalemic paralysis due to Gitelman syndrome: a family study.
{Author}: Ng HY;Lin SH;Hsu CY;Tsai YZ;Chen HC;Lee CT;
{Journal}: Neurology
{Volume}: 67
{Issue}: 6
{Year}: Sep 2006 26
{Factor}: 11.8
{DOI}: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000237527.27595.87
{Abstract}: Hypokalemic paralysis is rarely seen as the presenting feature in patients with Gitelman syndrome. We report a Chinese man who presented with periodic paralysis, in whom molecular analysis revealed compound heterozygous inheritance of three mutations of the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter. Family history revealed intrafamilial variation in phenotypes. Gitelman syndrome should be considered as a cause of hypokalemic paralysis, and molecular analysis may help establish the diagnosis.