Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Acute hemichorea due to hyperglycemia has been reported in subjects with type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes, and a rare type of diabetes, maternally inherited diabetes and deafness. This condition was generally subsided after adequate glycemic control, and the recurrence of hemichorea was rarely reported.Case report: We comprehensively reviewed clinical presentation and course of hemichorea in five elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (four ...

Background: Depressive mood consequent to hypothyroidism can be reversed with levothyroxine (LT4) replacement therapy. However, it is unclear whether increasing LT4 dose confers additional mood benefits.Methods: This was a single-blind before-and-after study of 26 patients with hypothyroidism who were aged 65 years or older and undergoing LT4 replacement therapy. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-K) and Hyperthyroid Symptom Scale (HSS-K) were assessed at b...

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and incidence of thyroid nodules, and associated risk factors in population-based prospective cohort study.Methods: We investigated the prevalence of thyroid nodules using the data of 3,104 adults aged over 50 years, who were enrolled in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study and performed thyroid ultrasonography (US) in 2011-2012. Individuals have been performed US every 2 years, during...