Parkinsonism, basal ganglia calcification and epilepsy as late complications of postoperative hypoparathyroidism

Calcification of basal ganglia, postoper

Calcification of basal ganglia, postoperative hypoparathyroidism and extrapyramidal, cerebellar, pyramidal motor manifestations

✍ P. Kartin; M. Zupevc; T. Pogačnik; M. Čerk 📂 Article 📅 1982 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 580 KB

A patient is described who 32 years after thyroidectomy developed a chronic progressive syndrome due to hypoparathyroidism, with multiple extrapyramidal signs (faciobuccolingual dyskinesias, choreiform and athetotic movements of upper extremities, tremor of hands, cogwheel phenomenon), cerebellar ma