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Serum calcium levels are associated with cognitive function in hypoparathyroidism: a neuropsychological and biochemical study in an Italian cohort of patients with chronic post-surgical hypoparathyroidism.

Federica SaponaroG AlfiF CetaniA MatroneL MazoniM ApicellaE PardiS BorsariM LaurinoE LaiA GemignaniC Marcocci
Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2022)
Patients with chronic PS-HypoPT in conventional therapy do not show a severe cognitive impairment; however, cognitive functions namely visuo-spatial attention, executive function and semantic memory appear to be modulated by Alb-Ca and impaired by its low levels.
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