A new questionnaire devised from complaints of patients with hypoparathyroidism may better assess quality of life and the characteristic symptoms…
Articles by Iqra Mumal, MSc
Most people with uncontrolled, chronic hypoparathyroidism experience moderate-to-severe symptoms — even while on treatment — that lower their health-related…
Despite treatment, all patients with hypoparathyroidism experience physical and psychological symptoms that negatively impact their quality of life, a study finds.
Contrary to other thyroid-related complications, the incidence of hypoparathyroidism in patients who undergo a thyroidectomy — a common complication associated with this type of…
Measuring the levels of parathyroid hormone and blood calcium levels 24 hours after a total thyroidectomy (the surgical removal of…
Patients with small papillary thyroid cancers should not undergo a total thyroidectomy, but should instead be under active…
With the increasing use of parathyroid hormone therapy in patients with hypoparathyroidism, physicians need to closely monitor urinary citrate…
Diagnoses other than epilepsy, including hypoparathyroidism, should be considered when a patient arrives at the emergency room with seizures, according…
Long-term treatment with the human recombinant parathyroid hormone (rhPTH) in patients with hypoparathyrodism causes significant and sustained changes in bone remodeling…
Transplant surgery that moves two or more parathyroid glands and places them elsewhere in a patient — a process called autotransplantation…