A 38-year-old woman with a family history of periodic paralysis presents with acute flaccid paralysis and serum K⁺ = 6.8 mEq/L (normal 3.5–5.0). You suspect hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis with abnormal sodium channel function. Which investigation is most appropriate to directly assess the effect on action potential generation and conduction?

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