Hoffman's syndrome: Pseudohypertrophic myopathy as initial manifestation of hypothyroidism

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 3 B, 2003, Pages 851-854

  Vasconcellos, Luiz Felipe Rocha ^a   Peixoto, Maria Claudia ^a,b   De Oliveira, Tatiana Nunes ^a   Penque, Glória ^a   Leite, Ana Claudia Celestino ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INDC/UFRJ ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Myopathy; Pseudohypertrophy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MUSCLE ENZYME; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACE EDEMA; HOFFMAN SYNDROME; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; NEUROPATHY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0141918395     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2003000500027     Document Type: Article

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