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An Atypical Case of Myxedema Coma with Concomitant Nonconvulsive Seizure

Hypothyroidism is a prevalent condition in the general population that is treatable with appropriately dosed thyroid hormone replacement medication. Infrequently, patients will present with myxedema coma, characterized by hypothermia, hypotension, bradycardia, and altered mental status in the settin...

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Autores principales: Patel, Pratik, Bekkerman, Mikhael, Varallo-Rodriguez, Cristina, Rampersaud, Rajendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27872766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3438080
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author Patel, Pratik
Bekkerman, Mikhael
Varallo-Rodriguez, Cristina
Rampersaud, Rajendra
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description Hypothyroidism is a prevalent condition in the general population that is treatable with appropriately dosed thyroid hormone replacement medication. Infrequently, patients will present with myxedema coma, characterized by hypothermia, hypotension, bradycardia, and altered mental status in the setting of severe hypothyroidism. Myxedema coma has also been known to manifest in a number of unusual and dangerous forms. Here, we present the case of a woman we diagnosed with an uncharacteristic expression of myxedema coma and nonconvulsive seizure complicated by a right middle cerebral artery infarct.
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spelling pubmed-51072132016-11-21 An Atypical Case of Myxedema Coma with Concomitant Nonconvulsive Seizure Patel, Pratik Bekkerman, Mikhael Varallo-Rodriguez, Cristina Rampersaud, Rajendra Case Rep Crit Care Case Report Hypothyroidism is a prevalent condition in the general population that is treatable with appropriately dosed thyroid hormone replacement medication. Infrequently, patients will present with myxedema coma, characterized by hypothermia, hypotension, bradycardia, and altered mental status in the setting of severe hypothyroidism. Myxedema coma has also been known to manifest in a number of unusual and dangerous forms. Here, we present the case of a woman we diagnosed with an uncharacteristic expression of myxedema coma and nonconvulsive seizure complicated by a right middle cerebral artery infarct. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-10-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5107213/ /pubmed/27872766 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3438080 Text en Copyright © 2016 Pratik Patel et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107213/
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