Cognitive decline due to ectopic primary hyperparathyroidism.

Yoshito NishimuraAkira YamamotoMasahiro TakaharaFumio Otuska

Published in: Clinical case reports (2018)

When you see a patient with cognitive dysfunction, hypercalcemia due to hyperparathyroidism is an important differential diagnosis. It is important to consider including chest computed tomography and 131I-MIBI SPECT examinations in patients with possible hyperparathyroidism and normal thyroid ultrasound.

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