Table 2

Differential Diagnosis of Channelopathies

Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (TPP)
Primary (or familial) hypokalemic periodic paralysis (hypoPP)
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (hyperPP)
Paramyotonia congenita (PMC)
Potassium-aggravated myotonia (PAM) [22, 23] (includes myotonia fluctuans [24], acetazolamide-responsive myotonia [25], and myotonia permanens [26])
Myotonia congenita, both recessive and dominant (MC)
Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) (formerly Andersen syndrome)
Hyperaldosteronism and physiologically similar states
Renal tubular acidosis Type IV (RTA)
Diuretic abuse
Myasthenia gravis

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