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Periodic Paralyses are a rare disorder of voluntary muscles. The attacks come in waves of muscle weakness, but other than that, the muscles are fine in between the episodes. The most common forms of Periodic Paralyses are=====

** Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis ,** which deals with people who have high potassium.
Both of these types of forms can be inherited, and the child of the infected parents have a 50% chance of not getting it. Periodic paralyses is a result from defective Ion channels, and is characterized by episodes when your muscles go limp and it happens at irregular times. These attacks usually last from four to 24 hours, and commonly start around the age of 13. The most general group of muscles that are affected are the arms and legs, but the disorder may also affect the swallowing and respiratory muscles, which in severe cases can be fatal.
 * Hypokalemic periodic paralysis--** This is frequently reffered to as familial paralysis and is characterized by a decrease in potassium levels in the blood. Things like these will trigger the attacks:
 * If you excerise frequently
 * When you eat high carbohydrate or high salt meals
 * When you take drugs such as insulin
 * Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis--** Different from hypokalemic attacks, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis is not often linked with low potassium levels in the bloodstream. In truth, during an attack, the potassium levels may be normal or even high. These attacks are short, and usually last from one to two hours. They happen when you wake up from sleeping or when you have been doing laborious exercise or have high levels of stress. Attacks of this kind happen in very young patients, like around age one. Like hypokalemic victims, the arms and legs are the main site of the attacks, but the heart muscle is sometimes affected too. Patients with this type of periodic paralysis often experience difficulty relaxing their muscles, a condition called myotonia. For example, they may not be able to let go of somebody’s hand after shaking.

Some tests that they may do to figure out if you have Periodic Paralyses is:
 * The electromyography (EMG) examination which is an exercise test.
 * A genetic blood test, which can be done in both the hypo and hyperkalemic forms.

Periodic Paralysis is Incurable. You can only try to prevent oncoming attacks and toneing down of Myotonia. If you ever find yourself having a attak, you should know that it is not fatal and treatment is not needed. However, over time these attacks can eventually lead to permanent muscle weakness, so you should try to get treatment as soon as possible. If you have hypokalemic periodic paralysis, then taking in big amounts of potassium will stop a attack, but it dosent stop future attacks. If you have hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, then a diet of high-carbohydrate is reccommended. Most people treated for Periodic Paralysis lead a well fit and active life and are successful with what they plan to do.
 * Treatments and Medications:**

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Periodic Paralyses are a rare disorder of voluntary muscles. The attacks come in waves of muscle weakness, but other than that, the muscles are fine in between the episodes. The most common forms of Periodic Paralyses are =====

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 * Hypokalemic periodic paralysis, **which deals with people who have low potassium. =====

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Both of these types of forms can be inherited, and the child of the infected parents has a 50% chance of not getting it. Periodic paralyses is a result from defective Ion channels, and is characterized by episodes when your muscles go limp and it happens at irregular times. These attacks usually last from four to 24 hours, and commonly start around the age of 13. The most general group of muscles that are affected are the arms and legs, but the disorder may also affect the swallowing and respiratory muscles, which in severe cases can be fatal. victims, the arms and legs are the main site of the attacks, but the heart muscle is sometimes affected too. Patients with this type of periodic paralysis often experience difficulty relaxing their muscles, a condition called myotonia. For example, they may not be able to let go of somebody’s hand after shaking.
 * Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, **which deals with people who have high potassium. =====
 * Hypokalemic periodic paralysis--** This is frequently referred to as familial paralysis and is characterized by a decrease in potassium levels in the blood. Things like these will trigger the attacks:
 * If you exercise frequently
 * When you eat high carbohydrate or high salt meals
 * When you take drugs such as insulin
 * Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis--** Different from hypokalemic attacks, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis is not often linked with low potassium levels in the bloodstream. In truth, during an attack, the potassium levels may be normal or even high. These attacks are short, and usually last from one to two hours. They happen when you wake up from sleeping or when you have been doing laborious exercise or have high levels of stress. Attacks of this kind happen in very young patients, like around age one. Like hypokalemic

Some tests that they may do to figure out if you have Periodic Paralyses is: > Periodic Paralysis is Incurable. You can only try to prevent oncoming attacks and toning down of Myotonia. If you ever find yourself having a attack, you should know that it is not fatal and treatment is not needed. However, over time these attacks can eventually lead to permanent muscle weakness, so you should try to get treatment as soon as possible. If you have hypokalemic periodic paralysis, then taking in big amounts of potassium will stop a attack, but it doesn’t stop future attacks. If you have hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, then a diet of high-carbohydrate is recommended. >
 * The electromyography (EMG) examination, which is an exercise test.
 * A genetic blood test, which can be done in both the hypo and hyperkalemic forms.
 * Treatments and Medications: **

Most people treated for Periodic Paralysis lead a well-fit and active life and are successful with what they plan to do. This is autosomal dominant, which means it is passed down from one parent to the child. It is also Sporadic -- cases that are not genetic or familial do exist. It is rare in adults and is usually present in multiple people in the family.