周期性麻痹(periodic paralysis),在东方地区是神经科常见病之一。为了进一步了解本病的病因及诊治情况,现将本院住院治疗的36例分析如下。 36例中年龄22～59岁,男女比例为5:1,临床均有典型的发作性肢体瘫,腱反射不同程度的降低或消失,无明显感觉障碍,诊断明确。有1例发作期出现呼吸肌麻痹,3例有家族史,12例合并甲亢。发作期血清钾33例低于正常下限(3.5 mEq/L),3例为 Periodic paralysis (periodic paralysis), is one of the common neurological diseases in the East. In order to further understand the etiology and diagnosis and treatment of the disease, the hospital now hospitalized 36 cases are analyzed as follows. Thirty-six patients, aged 22-59 years old, had a ratio of 5: 1 between men and women. All of them had typical episodes of limb paralysis and decreased or disappeared tendon reflexes in varying degrees. There was no obvious sensory disturbance and the diagnosis was clear. One case of respiratory muscle paralysis occurred during the attack, 3 patients had a family history, 12 patients with hyperthyroidism. Seizures in 33 cases of serum potassium lower than the lower limit of normal (3.5 mEq / L), 3 cases