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16187922

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Psychiatric illness, mostly mania and psychosis, are reported to occur after rapid normalization of thyroid function in patients with primary hypothyroidism. It is generally believed that the gradual restoration of thyroid function may reduce the risk of psychiatric complications. This case report describes the occurrence of acute delirium in a 67-year-old man with primary hypothyroidism shortly after the initiation of thyroid hormone replacement. The use of low-dose thyroxine initially and persistent severe biochemical hypothyroidism on presentation with psychiatric symptoms illustrate that psychiatric illness can still occur despite unaggressive thyroid hormone replacement. A temporal relationship with the initiation of thyroxine and rapid recovery of mental state over 1 to 2 weeks differentiate this condition from hypothyroidism-related psychopathology, which tends to have a more prolonged course.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1050-7256
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1099-101
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute delirium in the setting of primary hypothyroidism: the role of thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical & Biomedical Sciences, Barwon Health, The University of Melbourne, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. samere@barwonhealth.org.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports