Thyroid disease and the nervous system

CA Wood-Allum, PJ Shaw - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
Thyroid disorders are common in the general population and in hospitalized patients.
Thyroid disease may present first with neurological complications or else may occur …

Myositis mimics

EH Michelle, AL Mammen - Current rheumatology reports, 2015 - Springer
Patients with autoimmune myositis typically present with muscle weakness, elevated serum
levels of muscle enzymes, and abnormal muscle biopsies. However, patients with other …

Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with migraine: A case-control study

E Rubino, I Rainero, F Garino, C Vicentini… - …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Recent studies suggested a potential association between both overt and
subclinical hypothyroidism and migraine. Aims of this study were to estimate the comorbidity …

A community-based epidemiological study of peripheral neuropathies in Assiut, Egypt

MR Kandil, ES Darwish, EM Khedr, MM Sabry… - Neurological …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: There is very little published information about the prevalence, patterns, and
predictors of peripheral neuropathies. The current study is a community-based survey was …

Reduced tear production in three canine endocrinopathies

DL Williams, V Pierce, P Mellor… - Journal of Small Animal …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Previous reports have suggested that hypothyroid and diabetic patients can be
predisposed to keratoconjunctivitis sicca. This study aimed to measure tear production in …

Hormone replacement therapy in hypothyroidism and nerve conduction study

H Kececi, Y Degirmenci - Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the electrodiagnostic evidence of peripheral nerve dysfunction in
patients with hypothyroidism before and after hormone replacement treatment. MATERIALS …

Neurophysiological changes in neurologically asymptomatic hypothyroid patients: a prospective cohort study

K El-Salem, F Ammari - Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2006 - journals.lww.com
This is a prospective cohort study on neurologically asymptomatic patients with primary
hypothyroidism. It was conducted to evaluate the frequency and pattern of …

Experimental hypothyroidism delays field excitatory post‐synaptic potentials and disrupts hippocampal long‐term potentiation in the dentate gyrus of hippocampal …

AS Artis, S Bitiktas, E Taşkın, N Dolu… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulations of thyroid hormones have been shown to influence learning and memory.
Although a large body of literature is available on the effect of thyroid hormone deficiency on …

Painful neuropathy in subclinical hypothyroidism: clinical and neuropathological recovery after hormone replacement therapy

P Penza, R Lombardi, F Camozzi, C Ciano… - Neurological …, 2009 - Springer
We describe a 60-year-old woman complaining of severe burning feet for 3 months. A
neurological examination showed absent Achilles tendon reflexes; nerve conduction study …

Hypothyroid‐associated central vestibular disease in 10 dogs: 1999–2005

MA Higgins, JH Rossmeisl Jr… - Journal of veterinary …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: With the exception of myxedema coma, central nervous system signs are rare
in hypothyroid dogs. Hypothesis: Central vestibular dysfunction is a possible and reversible …