Hypertensive encephalopathy in a patient with neonatal thyrotoxicosis.
Neonatal hyperthyroidism may give rise to serious cardiovascular complications. A girl with severe thyrotoxicosis in whom hypertensive encephalopathy developed is described.


CONCLUSIONS
Neonatal thyrotoxicosis can give rise to hypertension and may lead to hypertensive encephalopathy.
Pijnenburg
M W
MW
Beatrix Children's Hospital, PO Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. m.pijnenburg@bkk.azg.nl
Zweens
M J
MJ
Bink
M T
MT
Reitsma
W C
WC
Odink
R J
RJ
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020343:Hypertensive Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis