Myxedema madness complicating postoperative follow-up of thyroid cancer
Although hypothyroidism is associated with an increased prevalence of psychiatric manifestations, myxedema madness is rarely observed. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with no prior history of psychiatric disorders, who presented to the emergency department with psychomotor agitation 6 week...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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| Series: | Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972015000400359&lng=en&tlng=en |