Hypothalamic hypothyroidism causing spastic paraplegia: Recovery following thyroid medication

A 63‐year‐old woman with longstanding spastic paraplegia and neurological evidence of long tract disturbance was found to have hypothyroidism, partial diabetes insipidus, hyperprolactinemia, and gonadotropin deficiency of hypothalamic origin. Replacement therapy with thyroxine and prednisone induced...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of neurology 1978-05, Vol.3 (5), p.458-461
Hauptverfasser:	Jackson, Ivor M. D., Papapetrou, Peter D., Hills, John R., Kassirer, Marilyn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain Diseases - complications Brain Diseases - therapy Diabetes Insipidus - complications Female Humans Hypothalamus Hypothyroidism - complications Hypothyroidism - drug therapy Hypothyroidism - etiology Middle Aged Muscle Spasticity - etiology Muscle Spasticity - therapy Paraplegia - etiology Paraplegia - therapy Thyroxine - therapeutic use
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