Triphasic waves in myxedema coma.
Triphasic waves occur in metabolic and nonmetabolic encephalopathies. We report an elderly patient in whom triphasic waves were associated with myxedema coma and disappeared after thyroid replacement therapy was initiated. The association between myxedema coma and triphasic waves has not been previously reported.
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Department of Neurology, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D003128:Coma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009230:Myxedema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine