“This is not a doctors thing, it is witchcraft” - A case report of acute psychosis concomitant to primary hyperparathyroidism
Introduction Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), usually caused by a parathyroid adenoma, is characterized by a pathologically high secretion of parathyroid hormone and consequent hypercalcemia. PHPT has a high prevalence among elderly patients and might be responsible for neuropsychiatric symptom...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2021-04-01
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Series: | European Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821006726/type/journal_article |