Acute hypothyroidism leads to reversible alterations in central nervous system as revealed by somatosensory evoked potentials

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Evoked Potentials

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 500-504

  Ozkardes, Abdullah ^a   Ozata, Metin ^a   Beyhan, Zeynel ^a   Corakci, Ahmet ^a   Vural, Okay ^a   Yardim, Muzaffer ^a   Gundogan, M Ali ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

acute hypothyroidism; somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17644428883     PISSN: 01685597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-5597(96)96520-X     Document Type: Article

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