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Case 10-2015: A 15-Year-Old Girl with Graves’ Disease and Psychotic Symptoms.
- Source :
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New England Journal of Medicine . 3/26/2015, Vol. 372 Issue 13, p1250-1258. 9p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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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