https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2017.6100

Neuromuscular disorder as initial manifestation of secondary hyperparathyroidism – a case report

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2017)
Submitted: 18 June 2016
Accepted: 22 November 2016
Published: 29 March 2017
Neuromuscular disorder, Endocrine myopathy, Hyperparathyroidism
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Karim Hajjar
karim.hajjar@uk-essen.de
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Germany.
Tim Hagenacker
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Germany.
This case report describes a young woman who presented with slowly progressing weakness of the proximal limb muscles and slight decrease of muscle tone but otherwise unremarkable neurological history. Diagnostic workup revealed fatty degeneration of the girdle muscles and an excessive increase of the parathyroid hormone as a result of severe vitamin D deficiency. Secondary hyperparathyroidism was diagnosed, and neurological deficits resolved after treatment of the underlying endocrinopathy.

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Hajjar, K., & Hagenacker, T. (2017). Neuromuscular disorder as initial manifestation of secondary hyperparathyroidism – a case report. European Journal of Translational Myology, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2017.6100

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