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Case Reports
. 2012 Aug 24:2012:bcr2012006554.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006554.

Hypothyroid myopathy mimicking postpolio syndrome

Rajesh Verma  1 , Rakesh Lalla, Ritesh Sahu
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Case Reports

Hypothyroid myopathy mimicking postpolio syndrome

Rajesh Verma et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Hypothyroidism can have diverse neurological manifestations. Myopathy may rarely be the sole manifestation of autoimmune thyroiditis. We hereby report an atypical manifestation of severe hypothyroidism in a middle-aged woman with childhood onset of paralytic polio involving her right leg presenting with a recent onset of increased weakness in the right leg mimicking postpolio syndrome.

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Figure 1
Patient photograph of the lower limbs demonstrated reduced bulk (atrophy) in right thigh and leg region.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Needle electromyography of right quadriceps suggestive of large-amplitude motor unit action potential and reduced interference.
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