Hypercalcaemic encephalopathy due to metastatic parathyroid carcinoma
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219664
Abstract: A 49-year-old man presented in the emergency department with altered sensorium and renal failure and was placed on a ventilator. Evaluation with MRI of the brain showed enhancing lesion in the occipital lobe. Biochemical tests… read more here.
Keywords: parathyroid carcinoma; encephalopathy due; parathyroid; metastatic parathyroid ... See more keywords
Hypercalcaemic encephalopathy as a presenting manifestation of sarcoidosis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-241246
Abstract: A 66-year-old woman presented to us with features of encephalopathy with asterixis, preceded by unsteadiness of gait and behavioural abnormalities. On subsequent investigations, hypercalcaemic crisis and compromised renal function were noted. Stepwise approach to determine… read more here.
Keywords: presenting manifestation; sarcoidosis; manifestation sarcoidosis; encephalopathy presenting ... See more keywords