Electrophysiologic changes in patients with untreated primary hypothyroidism

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-328

  Eslamian, Fariba ^a   Bahrami, Amir ^b   Aghamohammadzadeh, Naser ^b   Niafar, Mitra ^b   Salekzamani, Yaghoub ^a   Behkamrad, Keyvan ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Electrophysiology; Hypothyroidism; Myopathy; Nerve Conduction Studies; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP TENDON REFLEX; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SENSORY NERVE ACTION POTENTIAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; TENDON REFLEX; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958204031     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31821c30d9     Document Type: Article

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