PERSISTENT COGNITIVE DEFECTS AFTER CORRECTED HYPOTHYROIDISM

Authors
LEENTJENS AFG KAPPERS EJ
Citation
Afg. Leentjens et Ej. Kappers, PERSISTENT COGNITIVE DEFECTS AFTER CORRECTED HYPOTHYROIDISM, Psychopathology, 28(5), 1995, pp. 235-237
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
Psychopathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02544962
Volume
28
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
235 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-4962(1995)28:5<235:PCDACH>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The authors present a case history in which cognitive defects caused b y hypothyroidism persist after the patient has been rendered euthyroid . Concentration, recall and short-term memory appear to be most severe ly affected. The scarce literature on the subject is reviewed.