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Case 10-2015: A 15-Year-Old Girl with Graves’ Disease and Psychotic Symptoms.

Authors :
Hazen, Eric P.
Sherry, Nicole A.
Parangi, Sareh
Rabito, Carlos A.
Sadow, Peter M.
Source :
New England Journal of Medicine. 3/26/2015, Vol. 372 Issue 13, p1250-1258. 9p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article describes the case of a 15-year-old girl with Graves' disease and psychotic symptoms. Topics covered include the results of the patient's physical examination and thyroid scan, the increase in the dose of methimazole given to the patient following admission to a psychiatry unit and the command auditory hallucinations and paranoid delusions observed on the patient. Also mentioned is the treatment of an underlying condition to address psychiatric disorders linked with hyperthyroidism.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00284793
Volume :
372
Issue :
13
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New England Journal of Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
101744485
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMcpc1314239