Hypoparathyroidism with extensive intracerebral calcification in patients with β-thalassemia major

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 883-886

  Karimi, Mehran ^a   Habibzadeh, Farrokh ^b   De Sanctis, Vincenzo ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NIOC Medical Education and Research Center   (Iran)

^c S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral calcification; Hypoparathyroidism; Thalassemia major

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; FERRITIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BETA THALASSEMIA; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CAPSULA INTERNA; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; INFECTION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; IRAN; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC REGULATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SUPPLEMENTATION; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BRAIN; CALCINOSIS; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0141891464     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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