Slalom skiing. Slalom is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline, involving skiing between poles or gates. These are spaced more closely than those in giant slalom, super giant slalom and downhill, necessitating quicker and shorter turns. Internationally, the sport is contested at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, and at the Olympic Winter Games. The term may also refer to waterskiing on one ski.
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis causes attacks of muscle weakness or paralysis when the level of potassium in the blood drops. During severe attacks the patient may be unable to move and even appear unconscious. Even during paralysis the patient is awake and completely aware of their surroundings.ypokalemic Periodic Paralysis (HypoKPP) is a rare inherited muscle disorder which is estimated to occur in only one of 100,000 individuals.
Hypoparathyroidism may also be due to autoimmune destruction of the glands. 1  Eating disorders. 2  Prolonged vomiting (e.g. with a viral illness) 3  Exposure to mercury, including infantile acrodynia.  Excessive dietary magnesium, as with 1  supplementation. Excessive dietary zinc, as with supplementation (causes rapid hypocalcemia).