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Acta Neurologica Belgica
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 4/2020

01-08-2020 | Propranolol | Letter to the Editor

Isolated leg tremor in a middle-aged woman: an unusual presenting symptom of Graves' disease

Authors: Jeong-Yoon Lee, Hyunjin Ju, Kayeong Im, Kyum-Yil Kwon

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 4/2020

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Action tremor of bilateral upper extremities characterized by low amplitude and high frequency is commonly seen in patients with hyperthyroidism [1, 2]. There have been a few cases of hyperthyroidism showing atypical neurological manifestation in the absence of systemic symptoms [3, 4]. However, isolated position-specific postural tremor confined to both lower extremities has never been reported in Graves’ disease. Herein, we are to present a patient newly diagnosed as Graves’ disease manifesting with isolated position-specific postural leg tremor. …
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Metadata
Title
Isolated leg tremor in a middle-aged woman: an unusual presenting symptom of Graves' disease
Authors
Jeong-Yoon Lee
Hyunjin Ju
Kayeong Im
Kyum-Yil Kwon
Publication date
01-08-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-019-01127-1

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