Hypothyroidism and Parkinson's disease and the issue of diagnostic confusion.
Development of hypothyroidism may easily be overlooked when occurring together with Parkinson's disease (PD), because many of the symptoms of the two disorders are similar. We report on a case of a woman suffering from both PD and hypothyroidism and review the literature on the subject.
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis