Chronic Invalidism with Marked Personality Changes Due to Myxedema

Article1 December 1932Chronic Invalidism with Marked Personality Changes Due to MyxedemaHENRY F. STOLL, M.D., F.A.C.P.HENRY F. STOLL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-6-6-806 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe clinical aspect of myxedema was presented with such thoroughness by the special committee of the Clinical Society of London appointed in 1883 to study this disease that little if anything has been added to the clinical picture since that time. Among the 109 cases reviewed, it was found that slowness of thought and mental disorders of an irritable and suspicious character, with hebetude alternating with somnolence, were very common. Delusions and hallucinations occurred in one-half the cases and insanity was noted in about the same per cent. Acute or chronic mania and dementia were common with a marked predominance...References1 REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MYXEDEMA: Trans. Clin. Soc. of London, 1888, Supplement to xxi. Google Scholar2 LUNDBENEDICT CCEB: Influence of thyroid gland on the action of morphine, New England Jr. Med., 1929, cci, 345-353. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 BENEDICT EB: Morphine in myxedema, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, civ, 1916. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 DUDEN C: Myxedema with cardiac decompensation and hypertension which disappeared under thyroid medication, Jr. Mo. Med. Assoc., 1929, xxvi, 25-27. Discussion by David Barr. Google Scholar5 MASONHUNTHURXTHAL RLHMLM: Blood cholesterol values in hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism: their significance, New England Jr. Med., 1930, cciii, 1273-1278. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6 WHITE PD: Heart disease, 1931, The Macmillan Company, New York, 388. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hartford, ConnecticutReceived for publication, December 18, 1931. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByHypothyroidism: Does Treatment Cure Dementia?Thyroid disease and mental illness: A study of thyroid disease in psychiatric admissionsPsychiatric effects of thyroid hormone disturbanceMasked "myxedema madness"REVERSIBLE PSYCHOSIS AND DEMENTIA IN MYXEDEMANeurologic Manifestations of Myxedema 1 December 1932Volume 6, Issue 6Page: 806-814KeywordsBipolar disorderDementiaHallucinations Issue Published: 1 December 1932 PDF DownloadLoading ...