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Reversibility of dementia in hypothyroidism

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The response to hormone treatment in two patients with dementia due to hypothyroidism was studied prospectively.

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  1. Psychiatrische Klinik, Technische Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Strasse 22, W-8000, München 80, Germany

    Martin Haupt & Alexander Kurz

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Haupt, M., Kurz, A. Reversibility of dementia in hypothyroidism. J Neurol 240, 333–335 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00839962

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