%0 Journal Article %T Anesthetic Management of a Pediatric Patient with Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis - A Case Report | Insight Medical Publishing %A Ping-Heng Tan %A Wei Chou %A Wen Chne I %J Related Journals of Diabetes Case Repors %D 2018 %R 10.21767/2471-8041.100102 %X We report on the anesthetic management of an 11-yearold girl with hypokalemic periodic paralysis who underwent left radius plate removal surgery. This patient¡¯s course was complicated early in the postoperative period by an episode of bilateral lower limb paralysis. She presented with hypokalemia after general anesthesia; however, she recovered well after taking a potassium supplement. Patients with this disorder, who are apparently normal, can develop sudden paralysis when they are exposed to predisposing factors peri-operatively. Complications related to this rare genetic disorder, the factors that can precipitate these, and preventive measures are discussed. %U http://medical-case-reports.imedpub.com/anesthetic-management-of-a-pediatric-patient-with-hypokalemic-periodic-paralysis-a-case-report.php?aid=22925