title: [Hypothyroid neuropathy].
abstract: Two cases of polyneuropathy in patients with hypothyroidism are reported. In both cases, the polyneuropathy involved the lower limbs and was predominantly distal. It was sensorimotor in the first patient and purely sensory in the second one. Electrophysiological findings were consistent with an axonopathy. Symptoms and electrophysiological parameters improved with thyroid therapy. Neuropathy in such cases is probably related to the duration of hypothyroidism.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Haut-Levêque, Pessao.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lagueny
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manciet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vital
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Julien
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001369:Axons; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013974:Thyroxine
vernacular_title: Neuropathie hypothyroïdienne.