Drinking plenty of water, especially after exertion, can dilute the level of myoglobin. When myoglobin levels are high, doctors may prescribe diuretics to prevent kidney damage. A liver transplant may help people with glycogen storage diseases other than Pompe's disease. Periodic Paralysis Periodic paralysis describes a group of rare related autosomal dominant inherited disorders that cause sudden attacks of weakness and paralysis. During an attack of periodic paralysis, muscles don't respond to normal nerve impulses or even to artificial stimulation with an electronic instrument.
Attacks are different from seizures because the person remains completely awake and alert.
The precise form that the disease takes varies in different families. On awakening the day after engaging in vigorous exercise, a person may feel some weakness in certain muscle groups or in the arms and legs. The weakness generally lasts 1 or 2 days. In the hyperkalemic form, the attacks often begin by age 10 and last 30 minutes to 4 hours. In the hypokalemic form, the attacks generally first appear during the 20s and always by age 30.