Calcification of basal ganglia in chronic hypoparathyroidism
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Basal ganglia calcification in idiopathic hypoparathyroidism
ABSTRACT: Hypoparathyroidism refers to a group of disorders in which extracellular calcium levels cannot be maintained within the normal range due to relative or absolute deficiency of parathyroid hormone. Clinically, hypoparathyroidism manifests predominantly as neuromuscular dysfunction caused by hypocalcemia. Basal ganglia calcification in particular is associated with hypoparathyroidism. Tw...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine Abstracts
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1479-6848
DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.31.p52