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Status Epilepticus as a Life-Threatening Manifestation of Myxedema Crisis

Myxedema coma is a rare life-threatening emergency that usually presents in the elderly during the winter months. The neurological changes caused by uncontrolled hypothyroidism may precipitate seizure activity and its deleterious consequences. A 65-year-old homeless man with a history of non-Hodgkin...

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Autores principales: Somoza-Cano, Francisco J, Al Armashi, Abdul Rahman, Patell, Kanchi, Hammad, Faris, Ravakhah, Keyvan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8833291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35165605
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21155