UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF MYXOEDEMA COMA IN THE ELDERLY
| Autor: | M. G. Impallomeni |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
| Předmět: |
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Aging Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Myxoedema coma Thyroxine therapy Myxedema coma Signs and symptoms Thyroid Function Tests Diagnosis Differential Seizures Myxedema Humans Medicine Coma Aged business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease humanities Cerebrovascular Disorders Thyroxine Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Presentation (obstetrics) business |
| Zdroj: | Age and Ageing. 6:71-76 |
| ISSN: | 1468-2834 0002-0729 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ageing/6.2.71 |
| Popis: | Seven patients were found to be suffering from myxoedema coma over a two-year period in this geriatric department. The majority presented with unusual clinical features. Generalized convulsions were particularly common, occuring in five patients. Four patients were previously diagnosed as suffering from myxoedema, but thyroxine therapy had been discontinued. These findings would suggest that this condition is not unusual in the elderly; but it could easily be missed on account of its atypical presentation. |
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