An old disease with a new twist: CNS and thyroid sarcoidosis presenting as subacute dementia

Brooke Pace Quertermous; Sravan Kavuri; David W Walsh

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4829

An old disease with a new twist: CNS and thyroid sarcoidosis presenting as subacute dementia

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Oct 6;9(10):e04829. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4829. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Authors

Brooke Pace Quertermous¹, Sravan Kavuri¹, David W Walsh¹

Affiliation

¹ Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Augusta GA USA.

Abstract

Dementia in the elderly is extremely common and is often irreversible. When a patient presents with rapid cognitive decline, uncommon reversible etiologies should be investigated with the goal of restoring cognitive function.

Keywords: dementia; hyperthyroidism; sarcoidosis.

Publication types

Case Reports