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MENTAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERPARATHYROIDISMReport of Two Cases
THOMAS E. FITZ, M.D.;
BERNARD L. HALLMAN, M.D.
AMA Arch Intern Med. 1952;89(4):547-551.
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WHEN THE classic clinical picture of hyperparathyroidism is present, the diagnosis is usually readily made. The most bizarre clinical pictures are produced when the calcium levels are extremely high, or, in other words, when the picture of calcium poisoning is present. This has been referred to as "parathyrotoxicosis."1 These are the cases that may result in sudden death and are definitely medical emergencies. We have had an opportunity to observe two such cases in which the primary manifestations were psychic. In both cases the mental disturbances produced such an unusual picture that the diagnosis was overlooked for several months. In one of these cases this delay led to almost disastrous consequences.
Although much has been written about hyperparathyroidism, comparatively little attention has been devoted to its effects on mental processes. For this reason, and since any toxic signs are danger signs in this disease, we thought it important to
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Author Affiliations
EMORY UNIVERSITY, GA.
From the Medical Service, Lawson Veterans Administration Hospital, Chamblee, Ga., and the Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta.
Footnotes
Reviewed in the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the authors are the result of their own studies and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration.
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