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Subclinical Hypothyroidism Presenting with Gait Abnormality
The Neurologist 16:115-116, Edvardsson,B. &Persson,S., 2010
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Article Abstract
Subclinical thyroid disease is a common disorder, particularly in middle-aged and elderly individuals. Some patients with manifest hypothyroidism complain of unsteadiness of gait. The management of subclinical hypothyroidism is controversial. A 61-year-old man presented with a mild gait abnormality. He walked unsteadily on a broad base. Examination revealed a slight cerebellar ataxic gait. The patient responded rapidly to thyroxin treatment with resolution of the gait disturbance. A laboratory evaluation of thyroid function should be performed in similar cases, and treatment should be initiated when called for. Subclinical hypothyroidism can present as a cerebellar ataxic gait.
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