Table 2 Differential Diagnosis of Channelopathies
From: Practical aspects in the management of hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (TPP) |
Primary (or familial) hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoPP) |
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (hyperPP) |
Paramyotonia congenita (PMC) |
Potassium-aggravated myotonia (PAM) [22, 23] (includes myotonia fluctuans [24], acetazolamide-responsive myotonia [25], and myotonia permanens [26]) |
Myotonia congenita, both recessive and dominant (MC) |
Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) (formerly Andersen syndrome) |
Hyperaldosteronism and physiologically similar states |
Renal tubular acidosis Type IV (RTA) |
Diuretic abuse |
Myasthenia gravis |