Sudden Night Palsy in a Young Man: Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis as a First Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism.

Am J Med

Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Intensive Care, and Endocrinology, University Hospital Augsburg, University of Augsburg, Germany.

Published: June 2020

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