Reversible corticospinal tract disease due to hyperthyroidism.
Corticospinal tract malfunction was seen in a patient with Graves' disease. The absence of intracranial and intraspinal lesions likely to cause the neurologic manifestations and their regression after control of thyroid dysfunction favors a cause-effect relationship. We review and compare similar cases previously reported and discuss the mechanisms.
D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome