Thyroid Storm Presenting as Psychosis

• Main Authors: Dimpi Desai MD (Author), Sara Zahedpour Anaraki MD (Author), Neetha Reddy MD (Author), Eric Epstein MD (Author), Vafa Tabatabaie MD (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: SAGE Publishing, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Thyroid storm is a life-threatening endocrine emergency with an incidence rate of 1% to 2%. It is a systemic condition of excessive thyroid hormone production and release leading to thermoregulatory, adrenergic, neuropsychiatric, cardiovascular, and abdominal manifestations. Although it is a rare co...