周期性麻痹是因体内钾代谢和分布失衡,使肌膜电位发生超极化,导致肌肉收缩无力。本病多累及四肢肌,严重者可累及呼吸肌,但因呼吸肌麻痹致呼吸循环衰竭死亡者报道很少。现将我院收治一例合并呼吸肌麻痹死亡者报告如下: 陈××,男,40岁,因四肢瘫16小时、呼吸困难1小时于1981年5月25日入院。该患从1971年始经常出现发作性四肢无力,曾于1977年6月23日第一次到我院住院。当时查四肢软瘫,四肢腱反射消 Cyclical paralysis is due to imbalance in the distribution and metabolism of potassium in the body, hyperpolarization of the myometrial potential, resulting in muscle weakness. More involvement of the disease limbs, severe respiratory muscles may be involved, but respiratory respiratory failure due to respiratory paralysis rarely reported. Now in our hospital were treated with a case of respiratory muscle paralysis were reported as follows: Chen × ×, male, 40 years old, four limb paralysis for 16 hours, dyspnea 1 hour in May 25, 1981 admission. The patient often developed paroxysmal limb weakness since 1971, and was admitted to our hospital for the first time on June 23, 1977. At that time check limbs paralyzed limbs tendon reflex