or one of the potassium-aggravated myotonias. Genomic sequencing of the SCN4A gene is the definitive diagnostic determinant.

Treatment

Some patients do not require treatment to manage the symptoms of paramyotonia congenita. Others require treatment for their muscle stiffness and often find mexiletine to be helpful. Others have found acetazolamide to be helpful as well.

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