Hypothyroidism-induced Reversible Encephalopathy as a Cause of Aggravation of Parkinsonism and Myoclonus in Parkinson’s Disease

Background: Myoclonus and encephalopathy are unusual in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Case report: We describe the case of a 59-year-old male with PD who developed myoclonus and encephalopathy. Underlying hypothyroidism was revealed after admission and treated with levothyroxine. Myoclo...

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Main Authors:	Gwanhee Ehm, Han-Joon Kim, Beomseok Jeon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ubiquity Press 2017-10-01
Series:	Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Subjects:	Neurology Hypothyroidism Encephalopathy Parkinson's disease PD Myoclonus Hormone replacement Case study
Online Access:	https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/505

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spelling	doaj-3bce764fe2ac4a52b90809ee50aa1b012021-04-02T16:53:31ZengUbiquity PressTremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements2160-82882160-82882017-10-011210.7916/D8BP0F9F347Hypothyroidism-induced Reversible Encephalopathy as a Cause of Aggravation of Parkinsonism and Myoclonus in Parkinson’s DiseaseGwanhee Ehm0Han-Joon Kim1Beomseok Jeon2National Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaSeoul National UniversitySeoul National UniversityBackground: Myoclonus and encephalopathy are unusual in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Case report: We describe the case of a 59-year-old male with PD who developed myoclonus and encephalopathy. Underlying hypothyroidism was revealed after admission and treated with levothyroxine. Myoclonus and encephalopathy were completely resolved following thyroid hormone replacement. Discussion: Hypothyroidism can cause reversible myoclonus and encephalopathy along with unusual aggravation of parkinsonism symptoms in patients with PD.https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/505NeurologyHypothyroidismEncephalopathyParkinson's diseasePDMyoclonusHormone replacementCase study
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spellingShingle	Gwanhee Ehm Han-Joon Kim Beomseok Jeon Hypothyroidism-induced Reversible Encephalopathy as a Cause of Aggravation of Parkinsonism and Myoclonus in Parkinson’s Disease Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements Neurology Hypothyroidism Encephalopathy Parkinson's disease PD Myoclonus Hormone replacement Case study
author_facet	Gwanhee Ehm Han-Joon Kim Beomseok Jeon
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title	Hypothyroidism-induced Reversible Encephalopathy as a Cause of Aggravation of Parkinsonism and Myoclonus in Parkinson’s Disease
title_short	Hypothyroidism-induced Reversible Encephalopathy as a Cause of Aggravation of Parkinsonism and Myoclonus in Parkinson’s Disease
title_full	Hypothyroidism-induced Reversible Encephalopathy as a Cause of Aggravation of Parkinsonism and Myoclonus in Parkinson’s Disease
title_fullStr	Hypothyroidism-induced Reversible Encephalopathy as a Cause of Aggravation of Parkinsonism and Myoclonus in Parkinson’s Disease
title_full_unstemmed	Hypothyroidism-induced Reversible Encephalopathy as a Cause of Aggravation of Parkinsonism and Myoclonus in Parkinson’s Disease
title_sort	hypothyroidism-induced reversible encephalopathy as a cause of aggravation of parkinsonism and myoclonus in parkinson’s disease
publisher	Ubiquity Press
series	Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
issn	2160-8288 2160-8288
publishDate	2017-10-01
description	Background: Myoclonus and encephalopathy are unusual in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Case report: We describe the case of a 59-year-old male with PD who developed myoclonus and encephalopathy. Underlying hypothyroidism was revealed after admission and treated with levothyroxine. Myoclonus and encephalopathy were completely resolved following thyroid hormone replacement. Discussion: Hypothyroidism can cause reversible myoclonus and encephalopathy along with unusual aggravation of parkinsonism symptoms in patients with PD.
topic	Neurology Hypothyroidism Encephalopathy Parkinson's disease PD Myoclonus Hormone replacement Case study
url	https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/505
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Hypothyroidism-induced Reversible Encephalopathy as a Cause of Aggravation of Parkinsonism and Myoclonus in Parkinson’s Disease

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