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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism: an unusual cause of acute encephalopathy
  1. Monica Gupta,
  2. S S Lehl,
  3. Atul Sachdev
  1. Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Monica Gupta, monicamanish2001{at}gmail.com

Summary

Though hypoparathyroidism is not an uncommon diagnosis, it is an unusual cause of seizures in adults. The authors report a case of late onset epilepsy due to idiopathic hypoparathyroidism in a 50-year-old man. This case reiterates the importance of CT scan and serum calcium in the evaluation of patients with recurrent seizures.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.12.2010.3593

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