Dropped head as the presenting symptom of primary hyperparathyroidism [3]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 249, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1738-1739

  Beekman, Roy ^a   Tijssen, Cees C ^a   Visser, Leo H ^a   Schellens, Ronald L L A ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGE; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DROPPED HEAD SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SYMPTOM;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEAD; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; POSTURE;

EID: 0037004899     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-002-0898-7     Document Type: Letter

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