Video recording is a useful tool in the assessment of patients with movement disorders, as in many cases an accurate record of abnormal movement cannot be made in any other way. As part of an ongoing study of the incidence and long-term outcome of parkinsonian disorders, we have requested consent fr
Hypothyroidism and Parkinson's disease and the issue of diagnostic confusion
✍ Scribed by José M. García-Moreno; José Chacón-Peña
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 725 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Development of hypothyroidism may easily be overlooked when occurring together with Parkinson's disease (PD), because many of the symptoms of the two disorders are similar. We report on a case of a woman suffering from both PD and hypothyroidism and review the literature on the subject. © 2003 Movement Disorder Society
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