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Serial assessment of serum calcium correlates with mental state
Author(s) -
Byrne E. J.,
Hosking D. J.,
Jameson C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930020305
Subject(s) - parathyroidectomy , calcium , hyperparathyroidism , cognition , parathyroid adenoma , medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , adenoma , mental state , psychiatry , parathyroid hormone
Serial assessment of cognitive state using clinical and psychometric instruments correlated closely with serum calcium in an elderly woman with hyperparathyroidism. ‘Medical parathyroidectomy’ was associated with biochemical and clinical improvement but was not sustained. Following surgical removal of a parathyroid adenoma her serum calcium and her cognitive state returned to normal.