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Flexion Contractures in Addison's Disease
- Source :
- Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 32:33-37
- Publication Year :
- 1970
- Publisher :
- S. Karger AG, 1970.
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Abstract
- Acase of Addison''s disease with a specific pattern of muscular contractures has been described. The neuromuscular condition worsened concomitantly with the appearance of an Addisonian crisis. A marked improvement occurred immediately after the administration of glucocorticosteroids. The mechanisms underlying these phenomena were discussed.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Contracture
Hydrocortisone
Addison Disease
Adrenal insufficiency
Humans
Medicine
Desoxycorticosterone
Glucocorticoids
Desoxycorticosterone Acetate
Muscle contracture
business.industry
Muscles
Sodium
medicine.disease
Surgery
Steroid therapy
Addison's disease
Potassium
Flexion contractures
Neurology (clinical)
medicine.symptom
business
Muscle Contraction
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14230372 and 10116125
- Volume :
- 32
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dc112b9e30878eafc7e4e13a6d9ebb6a