Like many rare disorders, periodic paralysis can go undiagnosed and be easily misinterpreted as a wide variety of neurologic or other disorders. But with increased awareness of the unique symptoms of ...

More than 15 years of research led by neurologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has culminated in the first approved treatment for individuals with a rare neuromuscular ...

The Company is offering a dedicated support platform called Cycle Vita to provide individualized product support to patients. Ormalvi ™ (dichlorphenamide) has been made available by Cycle ...

In the past 15 years, Ryan Csupak has been in an emergency room 30 to 40 times, unable to move his legs and arms. He’s experienced shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and weakness. This is the ...

Scientists have identified a gene underlying a disease that causes temporary paralysis of skeletal muscle. The finding, they say, illustrates how investigations of rare genetic diseases can drive ...

A rare genetic disorder in which people are suddenly overcome with profound muscle weakness is caused by a hole in a membrane protein that allows sodium ions to leak across cell membranes, researchers ...

The final diagnosis for this patient was hyperthyroid periodic paralysis. This diagnosis is typically associated with hypokalemia in the acute phase. Our patient had borderline low serum potassium of ...

After battling a rare genetic paralysis disorder for 25 years without recognition, a Kerala man finally secured a disability ...

A rare genetic disorder in which people are suddenly overcome with profound weakness or temporary paralysis is caused by a hole in a membrane protein that allows sodium ions to leak across cell ...

The Periodic Paralysis Association, together with a coalition of over seven organizations and support from Xeris Pharmaceuticals(R) as the lead sponsor is celebrating the inaugural World Periodic ...