NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS OF MYXEDEMA: CONVULSIONS
Authors: EDWIN C. EVANS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 February 1960NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS OF MYXEDEMA: CONVULSIONSEDWIN C. EVANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.EDWIN C. EVANS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-2-434 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe principal clinical features of myxedema have been well known since the report of the study of 109 cases by the Myxedema Commission of the Clinical Society of London in 1888.1In the past, the endocrine and cardiovascular manifestations have been stressed, with occasional reports of major psychic disturbances. Only recently has emphasis been placed upon the fact that neurologic abnormalities are prominent in the great majority of cases. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 16, 1959.Presented at the Fortieth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, April 23, 1959.From the Department of Medicine, St. Josephs Infirmary and the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Edwin C. Evans, M.D., 1211 West Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia. 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