A nine year old girl with thyrotoxicosis, ataxia, and chorea.
Neurologic manifestations are common in patients with thyroid disease. We describe the case of a nine year old girl with Graves disease and the unique combination of chorea and ataxia that both resolved after treatment of hyperthyroidism.
Seeherunvong
Tossaporn
T
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, MCCD 3044 A (D-820), 1601 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Diamantopoulos
Stavros
S
Berkovitz
Gary D
GD
D001259:Ataxia / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002819:Chorea / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications*