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'''Hypokalemic periodic paralysis''' ('''hypoKPP'''), also known as familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis ('''FHPP'''),<ref>{{Cite book|title=Harrison's principles of internal medicine|publisher=|others=Jameson, J. Larry,, Kasper, Dennis L.,, Longo, Dan L. (Dan Louis), 1949-, Fauci, Anthony S., 1940-, Hauser, Stephen L.,, Loscalzo, Joseph|date=13 August 2018|isbn=978-1-259-64403-0|edition=20th|location=New York|pages=307|oclc=1029074059}}</ref> is a rare, [[autosomal dominant]] [[channelopathy]] characterized by muscle weakness or paralysis when there is a fall in [[potassium]] levels in the [[blood]].
Some people only develop symptoms of periodic paralysis due to [[hyperthyroidism]] (overactive [[thyroid]]). This entity is distinguished with [[thyroid function test]]s, and the diagnosis is instead called [[thyrotoxic periodic paralysis]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kung AW |title=Clinical review: Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: a diagnostic challenge |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=91 |issue=7 |pages=2490–5 |date=July 2006 |pmid=16608889 |doi=10.1210/jc.2006-0356 |url=http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/91/7/2490|doi-access=free }}</ref>
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