Nedsat kraft i ekstremiteterne hos en mand med Gravesʼ sygdom
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Nedsat kraft i ekstremiteterne hos en mand med Gravesʼ sygdom. / Garvey, Lars Fjord; Bergmann, Natasha Chidekel; Worm, Dorte; Effraimidis, Grigoris.
In: Ugeskrift for Laeger, Vol. 184, No. 18, V12210931, 2022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Nedsat kraft i ekstremiteterne hos en mand med Gravesʼ sygdom
AU - Garvey, Lars Fjord
AU - Bergmann, Natasha Chidekel
AU - Worm, Dorte
AU - Effraimidis, Grigoris
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - A 42-year-old man of Chinese descent, known to have Graves' disease, presented with muscle weakness. Neurological examination showed paralysis of the arms and legs, with intact sensory function, while blood-test revealed hypokalaemia and thyrotoxicosis. The neurological symptoms resolved quickly after correction of the serum potassium level. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a rare, reversible complication of hyperthyroidism is characterised by hypokalaemia, hyperthyroidism and paralysis.
AB - A 42-year-old man of Chinese descent, known to have Graves' disease, presented with muscle weakness. Neurological examination showed paralysis of the arms and legs, with intact sensory function, while blood-test revealed hypokalaemia and thyrotoxicosis. The neurological symptoms resolved quickly after correction of the serum potassium level. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis is a rare, reversible complication of hyperthyroidism is characterised by hypokalaemia, hyperthyroidism and paralysis.
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
C2 - 35506625
AN - SCOPUS:85129996796
VL - 184
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
SN - 0041-5782
IS - 18
M1 - V12210931
ER -
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