Andersen’s Syndrome: A Periodic Paralysis

Abstract

A study of 11 patients from 5 kindreds with Andersen’s syndrome (AS), a triad of potassium-sensitive periodic paralysis, ventricular dysrhythmias, and dysmorphic facial features, is reported from the Department of Neurology, University of Milan, Italy; University of Rochester, NY; University of Utah, Salt Lake City; Southwestern Medical Center, Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX; and Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR.

Keywords

• andersen’s syndrome
• hyperkalemia
• dysmorphic features