ORPHA:682
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
Also called Adynamia episodica hereditaria, Familial hyperPP, Familial hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, Gamstorp disease, Gamstorp episodic adynamy, HYPP, HyperKPP, HyperPP, Hyperkalemic PP, Primary hyperPP, Primary hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
- Body system
- Neurological diseases
- Inheritance pattern
- Autosomal dominant
- Typical age of onset
- Childhood
- Estimated prevalence
- 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Europe)
- Rarity class
- 1-9 / 1 000 000
ORPHA:682 is classified under "Neurological diseases" in the Orphanet nomenclature.
Common signs
- Reduced tendon reflexes
- Elevated circulating creatine kinase concentration
- EMG abnormality
- Episodic flaccid weakness
- Periodic hyperkalemic paralysis
- Cerebral palsy