Research & Literature

A rare case of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis precipitated by hydrocortisone.

Chakrabarti S

Journal of natural science, biology, and medicine 2015; (6(1)):271-4 doi:10.4103/0976-9668.149236.

The clinical and genetic features in a cohort of mainland Chinese patients with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.

Li X, Yao S, Xiang Y, et al.

BMC neurology 2015; (15()):38 doi:10.1186/s12883-015-0290-8.

Paralysis as a Presenting Symptom of Hyperthyroidism in an Active Duty Soldier.

Jennette J, Tauferner D

U.S. Army Medical Department journal 2015; 48-50.

A Case of Nonfatal Ventricular Arrhythmia Due to Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis in a Saudi Patient as an Initial Presentation of Graves' Disease.

Hakami O, Ahmad MM, Al Johani N

Clinical medicine insights. Case reports 2016; (9()):5-9 doi:10.4137/CCRep.S34560.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: A Concise Review of the Literature.

Chaudhry MA, Wayangankar S

Current rheumatology reviews 2016; (12(3)):190-194 doi:10.2174/1573397112666160404124822.

Is thyrotoxic periodic paralysis a disease caused by muscle membrane dysfunction?

Son YR, Kim NH, Kim DG, Park KS

Muscle & nerve 2017; (56(4)):780-786 doi:10.1002/mus.25532.

Hypokalemic Paralysis Complicated by Concurrent Hyperthyroidism and Hyperaldosternoism: A Case Report.

Hsiao YH, Fang YW, Leu JG, Tsai MH

The American journal of case reports 2017; (18()):12-16 doi:10.12659/ajcr.901793.

An Unusual Case of Acute Muscle Weakness.

Harrogate SR, Mills E, Qureshi A, de Wolff JF

Acute medicine 2016; (15(4)):209-211.

Paralysis that easily reverses: a case of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.

Tachamo N, Lohani S, Nazir S, Juliano N

BMJ case reports 2017; (2017()) doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-218951.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: an unusual presentation of hyperthyroidism.

Salih M, van Kinschot CMJ, Peeters RP, et al.

The Netherlands journal of medicine 2017; (75(8)):315-320.

Does thyrotoxic periodic paralysis have a genetic predisposition? A case report.

Rasheed E, Seheult J, Gibney J, Boran G

Annals of clinical biochemistry 2018; (55(6)):713-716 doi:10.1177/0004563218785395.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis and Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Graves' Disease.

Abbasi AA, Chandar P, Shankar S, et al.

Cureus 2018; (10(6)):e2837 doi:10.7759/cureus.2837.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: case report and review of the literature.

Garla VV, Gunturu M, Kovvuru KR, Salim SA

Electronic physician 2018; (10(8)):7174-7179 doi:10.19082/7174.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis with ventricular tachycardia.

Tsai IH, Su YJ

Journal of electrocardiology 2019; (54()):93-95 doi:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2019.04.001.

Low-dose oral propranolol for treatment of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis with hypokalaemia in the emergency department: A case report.

Wassner C, Cheng SH

Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics 2021; (46(1)):208-211 doi:10.1111/jcpt.13108.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: An Incidental Diagnosis!

Batch JT, Jahngir MU, Rodriguez I

Cureus 2020; (12(2)):e7041 doi:10.7759/cureus.7041.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis-A Misleading Challenge in the Emergency Department.

Bilha S, Mitu O, Teodoriu L, et al.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 2020; (10(5)) doi:10.3390/diagnostics10050316.

Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Triggered by Dexamethasone Administration.

Polamaung W, Kongkit J, Yimnoi P, et al.

Acta medica (Hradec Kralove) 2020; (63(2)):91-93 doi:10.14712/18059694.2020.24.

Impact of first-line treatment choice on long-term outcomes of hyperthyroid Graves' disease patients with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.

Karndumri K, Thewjitcharoen Y, Chatchomchuan W, et al.

Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology 2020; (21()):100235 doi:10.1016/j.jcte.2020.100235.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis- A Diagnostically Challenging Rare Clinical Entity.

Gadela NV, Madgula AS, Drekolias D, et al.

Cureus 2020; (12(11)):e11804 doi:10.7759/cureus.11804.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis after urethral dilatation.

Alziadat M, Ismail M

Avicenna journal of medicine 2020; (10(4)):249-251 doi:10.4103/ajm.ajm_54_20.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis and Complicated Thyrotoxicosis, Two Presentations of Hyperthyroidism with Notable Differences in their Clinical Manifestations: An Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in the United States.

Rivas AM, Thavaraputta S, Orellana-Barrios MA, et al.

Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2020; (26(7)):699-706 doi:10.4158/EP-2019-0454.

[Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in two African black women].

Sow M, Diagne N, Djiba B, et al.

The Pan African medical journal 2020; (37()):207 doi:10.11604/pamj.2020.37.207.24900.

Noninvasive ventilator prevents intubation in thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis-associated respiratory failure: A case report and literature review.

Hung SY, Liu WJ, Wu PC, et al.

Tzu chi medical journal 2021; (33(1)):91-95 doi:10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_248_19.

The Role of Nutrition and Physical Activity as Trigger Factors of Paralytic Attacks in Primary Periodic Paralysis.

Welland NL, Hæstad H, Fossmo HL, et al.

Journal of neuromuscular diseases 2021; (8(4)):457-468 doi:10.3233/JND-200604.

Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: A Success Story of a Diagnostic Challenge.

Nazir M, Hameed M, Shehzad R

Cureus 2021; (13(4)):e14553 doi:10.7759/cureus.14553.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Patel M, Ladak K

Clinical medicine & research 2021; (19(3)):148-151 doi:10.3121/cmr.2021.1610.

Acute Flaccid Tetraparesis after COVID-19 Infection: Think of the Thyroid.

Tan SYT, Xiong J, Puar TH, et al.

Case reports in medicine 2022; (2022()):5827664 doi:10.1155/2022/5827664.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a patient with Graves' disease: A case report.

Kharel S, Ojha R, Parajuli N, et al.

Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 2022; (81()):104447 doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104447.

Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Induced Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: A Case Report.

Alrushaid S, Alessa T

Case reports in endocrinology 2022; (2022()):3615312 doi:10.1155/2022/3615312.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: An Unusual Cause of Quadriparesis.

Kaeley N, Ameena M S S, S S, et al.

Cureus 2022; (14(9)):e29355 doi:10.7759/cureus.29355.

Management of hypokalemia in patients with thyrotoxicosis periodic paralysis in Soetomo general hospital: A case report.

Idham M, Prajitno JH

Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 2022; (84()):104925 doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104925.

Pathophysiologic approach in genetic hypokalemia: An update.

Blanchard A

Annales d'endocrinologie 2023; (84(2)):298-307 doi:10.1016/j.ando.2022.11.005.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: An Under-Recognized Cause of Paralysis in Young Hispanic Men.

Gulde A, Zhang S, Hussain I

The Journal of emergency medicine 2023; (64(2)):200-207 doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.10.023.

High-dose intravenous hydrocortisone for the treatment of hyperthyroidism: a rare precipitant of thyrotoxicosis periodic paralysis.

Scheive M, Patel N, Saeed Z

Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports 2023; (2023(1)).

Hyperthyroidism: aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, complications, and prognosis.

Wiersinga WM, Poppe KG, Effraimidis G

The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology 2023; (11(4)):282-298 doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(23)00005-0.

A Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: "I Can't Move!"

Basnet A, Goyal N, Tiwari K, et al.

Cureus 2023; (15(1)):e34301 doi:10.7759/cureus.34301.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in a Caucasian man without identifiable genetic predisposition: a case report.

Heydorn A, Bertelsen B, Nolsöe RLM, et al.

Thyroid research 2023; (16(1)):10 doi:10.1186/s13044-023-00152-w.

Hypokalemic periodic paralysis as the first sign of thyrotoxicosis- a rare case report from Somalia.

Mohamed HN, Ghedi AKA, Ozturk S, et al.

Thyroid research 2023; (16(1)):14 doi:10.1186/s13044-023-00158-4.

Atypical Normokalemic Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis in a Pediatric Patient.

Gadi F, Schueler T

Cureus 2024; (16(4)):e57467 doi:10.7759/cureus.57467.

Hyperandrogenism and Hypokalemic Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis in a North American Adolescent Girl.

Gladding A, Bartoletti J, Iyer P, Dabrowski E

JCEM case reports 2024; (2(5)):luae083 doi:10.1210/jcemcr/luae083.

Case report: thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, an unusual cause of hypokalemia.

Van den Broeck N, Poesen R, Cuypers J

Acta clinica Belgica 2024; (79(3)):225-228 doi:10.1080/17843286.2024.2365491.

[Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis].

Ho APT, Tjønnfjord EB, Moe RB

Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke 2024; (144(9)) doi:10.4045/tidsskr.23.0736.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis - a retrospective study from Southern India.

Paul J, Joseph A, Jebasingh F, et al.

European thyroid journal 2024; (13(6)).

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis With Graves' Disease: A Case Report.

Thomas A, Baby B, Joy SC, et al.

Cureus 2024; (16(11)):e73223 doi:10.7759/cureus.73223.

[Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis in a black African man in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)].

Kadjo CVCA, Agbopanzo SAC, Offoumou FD, Aka AD

Medecine tropicale et sante internationale 2024; (4(4)) doi:10.48327/mtsi.v4i4.2024.543.

Rebound Hyperkalemia in Hypokalemic Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis.

Pisano TJ, Merical B, Wang Z, Levine JM

The Neurohospitalist 2026; (16(1)):78-82 doi:10.1177/19418744251347781.

Rebound Hyperkalemia After Potassium Repletion in Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: A Case Report and Review of Management Implications.

Matsui D, Mugikura S, Goshima T, et al.

Cureus 2025; (17(6)):e85551 doi:10.7759/cureus.85551.

Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias in Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: An Uncommon Presentation of Cardiogenic Shock.

Ahmed F, Lindsey P, Bhatia A

Cureus 2025; (17(7)):e87801 doi:10.7759/cureus.87801.

Twenty-year trend of thyrotoxicosis and thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: a population-based cohort study.

Li GH, Tang CM, Li RS, et al.

European thyroid journal 2025; (14(5)).

Respiratory Failure in Hyperthyroidism: Focus on Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis.

Tun T, Htay WY, Myat K

Cureus 2025; (17(8)):e90200 doi:10.7759/cureus.90200.

Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: Pathophysiological Mechanisms.

Qing G, Zakaria WNA, Rom FZM, et al.

Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) 2025; (40(6)):821-829 doi:10.3803/EnM.2025.2554.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: diagnostic and management considerations.

Alrashedi FS, Alonazi RA

BMJ case reports 2025; (18(12)) doi:10.1136/bcr-2025-269416.

A Trajectory of Thyroid Function: From Thyrotoxic Paralysis to Post-ablative Hypothyroidism.

Anantha Ganesan J, Ekpemandu NM

Cureus 2025; (17(11)):e96924 doi:10.7759/cureus.96924.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis (TPP): A Comprehensive Review with Regional Insights from the Middle East.

Alrashidi FS

Cureus 2025; (17(12)):e98814 doi:10.7759/cureus.98814.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Manifesting as Acute Respiratory Failure: A Case Report.

Balderrama D, Espinosa SA, Barboza AM

Cureus 2026; (18(3)):e105388 doi:10.7759/cureus.105388.

The Hidden Crisis: A Rare Case of Thyrotoxicosis in a Young Female, Mimicking Neuromuscular Disease.

Awan AH, Sameeha F, Riaz S, et al.

Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 2026; (16(3)):13-18 doi:10.55729/2000-9666.1588.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Following a 75-g Oral Glucose Load Revealing Previously Undiagnosed Graves' Disease: A Case Report.

Verma A, Sudan S, Singla M, et al.

Clinical medicine insights. Case reports 2026; (19()):11795476261486902 doi:10.1177/11795476261486902.