Vanishing Weakness and Persistent Cardiac Dysrhythmia: Are We Dealing with Andersen Tawil Syndrome?

P Jhansi Rani; P Yashodhara; N V Sundarachary; U Veeramma; Shaik Mansoor Elahi; Sridhar Amalakanti; A Lalitha

doi:10.1007/s12098-014-1677-z

Vanishing Weakness and Persistent Cardiac Dysrhythmia: Are We Dealing with Andersen Tawil Syndrome?

Indian J Pediatr. 2015 Jul;82(7):642-4. doi: 10.1007/s12098-014-1677-z. Epub 2015 Jan 25.

Authors

P Jhansi Rani¹, P Yashodhara, N V Sundarachary, U Veeramma, Shaik Mansoor Elahi, Sridhar Amalakanti, A Lalitha

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

PMID: 25616308
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-014-1677-z

Abstract

Andersen Tawil Syndrome (ATS) is a very rare type of periodic paralysis; the authors present a case report from South India with features that have not been reported earlier. This case suggests many unexplored hypotheses for the disease and argues the need for physician sensitization of this entity.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Andersen Syndrome / diagnosis*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology*
Child
Electrocardiography
Humans
Male
Muscle Weakness / etiology*
Mutation
Potassium / blood
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / genetics*

Substances

Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
Potassium