Primary Periodic Paralysis is a rare disease and the journey to a diagnosis can be a long one, often taking years and involving a multitude of diagnostic studies and misdiagnoses.¹

To explain Primary Periodic Paralysis in more detail, Dr Jonathan Santoro, Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, shares his experience of treating patients.

In this video, Dr Santoro discusses:

• The different types of Primary Periodic Paralysis
• Shared symptoms across the different types of Primary Periodic Paralysis

In this video, Dr Santoro talks about:

• How difficult the symptoms of Primary Periodic Paralysis can be for patients to describe
• How weakness varies from patient to patient and understanding why it occurs
• How you can be astute in looking at the patterns and history of each patient to reach diagnosis

In this video, Dr Santoro talks about:

• The intermittent nature of Primary Periodic Paralysis
• Other conditions that a patient may have or be diagnosed in error