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Thyroid crisis presenting as coma

1984; Elsevier BV; Volume: 86; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0303-8467(84)90292-0

ISSN

1872-6968

Autores

D.M. Laman, Arie Berghout, L.J. Endtz, J. C. M. van der Vijver, A.R. Wattendorff,

Tópico(s)

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Resumo

Coma is a rare complication of thyrotoxicosis. A patient with coma due to a thyroid crisis is reported. The EEG showed extremely slow and low voltage activity, which gradually returned to normal. Coma as a presenting symptom of thyroid crisis has not been reported before.

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