| Literature DB >> 16078207 |
Jeremy D Isaacs1, James Rakshi, Richard Baker, David J Brooks, Anthony N Warrens.
Abstract
Chorea is an uncommonly reported manifestation of hyperthyroidism. We report the first description of generalized chorea due to iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis and propose that the movement disorder is due to a direct effect of thyroxine on the basal ganglia rather than being an autoimmune phenomenon.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16078207 DOI: 10.1002/mds.20603
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mov Disord ISSN: 0885-3185 Impact factor: 10.338