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2391552

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
The clinical and electrodiagnostic findings before and during 6 years of therapy are reported in a 59-year-old man with severe hypothyroidism. He had severe sensory neuropathy, carpal and tarsal tunnel syndromes, mild motor neuropathy and moderately severe myopathy. The sensory signs and symptoms disappeared in the 3rd and 4th years of treatment, respectively. Muscle cramps and pain subsided within 2 years, but mild proximal muscle weakness and atrophy persisted. The sensory distal latencies remained slightly prolonged and the electromyographic changes improved. This case shows that thyroid hormone replacement eliminates the neuropathic manifestations of severe hypothyroidism. In contrast, the myopathic features, such as weakness and muscle wasting, may persist despite maintenance of the euthyroid state.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0340-5354
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
237
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
271-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypothyroid neuropathy and myopathy: clinical and electrodiagnostic longitudinal findings.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, NY 14642.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports