Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis

This article is about the hypothesized neurological disorder. For other uses, see Panda (disambiguation). PANDAS Streptococcus pyogenes 01.jpg Streptococcus pyogenes (stained red), a common group A streptococcal bacterium. PANDAS is hypothesized to be an autoimmune condition in which the body's own antibodies to streptococci attack the basal ganglion cells of the brain, by a concept known as molecular mimicry. Classification and external resources Specialty Neurology ICD-9-CM 279.49 Patient UK PANDAS MeSH C537163 Orphanet 66624 [edit on Wikidata] Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS) describes a hypothesis that there exists a subset of children with rapid onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or tic disorders and these symptoms are caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) infections.[1] The proposed link between infection and these disorders is that an initial autoimmune reaction to a GABHS infection produces antibodies that interfere with basal ganglia function, causing symptom exacerbations. It has been proposed that this autoimmune response can result in a broad range of neuropsychiatric symptoms.[2][3] The PANDAS hypothesis was based on observations in clinical case studies at the US National Institutes of Health and in subsequent clinical trials where children appeared to have dramatic and sudden OCD exacerbations and tic disorders following infections.[4] There is supportive evidence for…

was diagnosed with Bell Palsy or also known as facial palsy. It is where the nerve near your ear becomes inflated. They speculate that the blood flow and information transferred between the nerve to the face and back is cut off slightly due to the inflammation. Three months later I finally fully healed but it was the experience that changed me. During the time span of three months, I went from being “normal” to abnormal. It was interesting to see how people’s characters can change. They believe…

learn if sleep paralysis is a serious problem. Is sleep paralysis a serious problem? Sleep researchers believe sleep paralysis is when your body is not moving smoothly threw the sleeping stages. Sleep paralysis usually occurs one out of two times, if it occurs when you are falling asleep it is called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis if it occurs when you are waking up it is called hypnopompic or postdormital. When your body slowly falls asleep it gets comfortable, you may not notice…

In, The Destruction of the European Jews, Hilberg states that “they had evolved a set of reactions that were to remain remarkably constant over the centuries. This pattern may be portrayed by the following diagram: Resistance Alleviation Evasion Paralysis Compliance” (Hilberg). Arnost Lustig shows in his novel, The Unloved, that these five classifications are not independent of one another, but are in fact organic, flowing and melting into one another. This paper explores that melding of those…

Japan’s national religion is influenced by folklore and culture and it ultimately affects the Japanese’s views and interpretations of events. Kazuhiko Fukuda, a psychologist, who wrote the book High Prevalence of Isolated Sleep Paralysis: Kanashibari Phenomenon in Japan, describes different survey results regarding kanashibari. One of the surveys given, asked the subjects about their perceptions of kanashibari. The survey was given to 235 college students who lived in Canada and in Japan (86…

Erika Dobis 10/13/15 English Thriller Story Sleep paralysis is the inability to move or speak when falling asleep or upon waking. The feeling is so horrifying because you've always been able to move. When someone has sleep paralysis they feel vulnerable and watched. One day as I was walking home from a long day at work. I felt really strange today. I felt like there was always someone next to me...... I rushed in my house and literally passed out from my exhausting day. As I was sleeping, I…

Dr. S.A. Kinnier Wilson coined the term “sleep paralysis’ in the medical journal Brain in 1928. He described the phenomena as “that of a man dreaming of a murderer, then carrying said dream over to a conscious state”. He noted the patient "lay motionless but suffered acute mental stress." Sleep paralysis is often a terrifying sleep experience but is not so easily explained as nightmares. On October 28, 2015, the article “Sleep Paralysis Is an Inescapable Waking Nightmare” by Brian Barrett…

with my Physiology Attendings. It amazed me at the intricate detailed balance of Nervous system and its profound effects on the human faculty and function. Attending residents’ presentation and the seminars was always a satisfying experience to me and I became a regular fixture of these presentations even though it was not a part of my curriculum. I applied myself diligently to gaining a foundation with which to localize neurological lesions and to formulate differential diagnosis. After…

Beginning in the late 1980s, SFF afflicted with tick paralysis have been described in populations from the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland, Australia (8). The tick has been identified as Ixodes holocyclus (7), one of two paralysis ticks found in eastern Australia (9). One main theory has been presented describing why these arboreal animals have been so adversely affected by a tick that is considered to be ground dwelling. As the natural foraging habitat of the SFF is eliminated, the bats are…

For your brain to be awake yet your body asleep can be a terrifying experience that many people must live with. The average person sleeps for around a third of their lifetime, thus, to have that time disturbed by sleep paralysis can run people’s lives both mentally and physically. The three main parts of sleep paralysis include, visual, auditory and tactile hallucinations. All three factors are quite scarring and feel extremely realistic. The overall sensation of sleep paralysis can cause people…