2013, Number 3
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Rev Mex Neuroci 2013; 14 (3)
Hypoparathyroidism and intracerebral calcification: Case report and literature review
Posadas-Zúñiga G, Palafox-Vigil G, García-Esquivel MA
Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 162-163
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ABSTRACT
Hypoparathyroidism is an endocrine abnormality caused by partial or absolute deficiency in the secretion of parathyroid hormone,
typically associated with hyperphosphatemia, hypercalciuria and decreased concentrations of 1,25-hydroxyvitamin D. Herein we report
on the case of a 74-year-old hypertensive woman, with a history of thyroidectomy, who presented to the emergency department with
paresthesias in his upper limbs, followed by sudden loss of consciousness and tonic-clonic seizures. Brain MRI showed the characteristic
images of calcium deposition in the context of hypoparathyroidism, not clinically identified before. The outcome was good, free of
seizures, having corrected the serum calcium levels.
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