TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Sudden paralysis in an American football player! Monster football?
JO  - Praxis
A1  - Chmiel, Corinne
A1  - Giambarba, Christian
A1  - Trachsler, Johannes
SP  - 160
EP  - 163
VL  - 110
IS  - 3
N2  - This case of ascending paralysis, following an episode of diarrhea, was initially misinterpreted as Guillain-Barré syndrome. The prominent hypokalemia led to the search for other differential diagnoses, initially interpreted as a rare case of periodic hypokalemic paralysis, which usually occurs in Asians after intake of large amounts of starch foods, such as Spaghetti, or rest after heavy exercise. In this case, the reason for the hypokalemia with associated paralysis was caused by a hyperhyreosis factitia through denied intake of T3.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-8157
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1024/1661-8157/a003621
ID  - ref1
ER  -