CHRONIC HEADACHE DUE TO MASKED HYPOTHYROIDISM
Authors: N M FENICHEL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 September 1948CHRONIC HEADACHE DUE TO MASKED HYPOTHYROIDISMNATHAN M. FENICHEL, M.D., F.A.C.P.NATHAN M. FENICHEL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-29-3-456 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOne of the most baffling conditions a physician is called upon to treat is a chronic distressing headache in which a thorough physical examination, including a survey of the eyes, nose, and central nervous system, is essentially negative. Many of these patients are noticeably nervous and apprehensive yet assurance and sedation do not produce amelioration.In the past few years I have collected a group of 20 patients with distressing headaches in which the basal metabolism was found to be below normal (table 1). With the administration of thyroid extract these patients obtained gratifying relief. In many the headaches had...Bibliography1. WERNER AA: Endocrinology, clinical application and treatment, 1942, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 570. Google Scholar2. MEANS JH: Thyroid and its diseases, 1937, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, p. 526. Google Scholar3. HIGGINS WH: Incipient hypothyroidism, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1925, lxxxv, 1015. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SEWARD BP: A clinical study of mild hypothyroidism, Ann. Int. Med., 1935, ix, 178. Google Scholar5. SCHULTZ HE: Non-myxedematous hypothyroidism, Jr. Michigan State Med. Soc., 1936, xxxv, 97. Google Scholar6. HARSTOCK CL: Clinical aspects of hypothyroidism, Cleveland Clin. Quart., 1939, vi, 53. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, New York*Received for publication February 7, 1947.From the Medical Services of the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital and the Kings County Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMigrainomics — identifying brain and genetic markers of migraineHeadache in recent onset hypothyroidism: Prevalence, characteristics and outcome after treatment with levothyroxineNew Daily Persistent Headache Caused by a Multinodular Goiter and Headaches Associated With Thyroid DiseaseTHE HYPOTHYROID STATESHeadache attributed to disorders of homeostasisChronic Daily Headache: Identification of Factors Associated With Induction and TransformationLow headache prevalence amongst women with high TSH values. Head-HUNT - a large population-based studyHeadache etiology in children: A retrospective study of 125 casesBrief Communication: Thyroid Function in Patients with Chronic HeadacheNeurologic Manifestations of MyxedemaXXXIII Otolaryngologic Aspects of HypometabolismFacial Pain: Review of Ætiological FactorsATYPICAL FACIAL NEURALGIA IN THE HYPOTHYROID STATE*FREDERICK B. WATTS, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 September 1948Volume 29, Issue 3Page: 456-460KeywordsCentral nervous systemHeadachesHypothyroidismMedical servicesSedationThyroid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...