Extensive intracranial calcification in chronic hypoparathyroidism [4];Calcificaciones intracraneales extensas en el hipoparatiroidismo crónico

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-62

  Jover Díaz, Francisco ^a,b   Pomares, F ^a   Matarranz, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SAN JUAN   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ANTACID AGENT;

AGED; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; CALCINOSIS; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; ANTACIDS; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; HUMANS; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM;

EID: 33645560495     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4201.2005543     Document Type: Letter

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