A potentially treatable cause of dementia

dc.contributor.author	Katsidzira, L.
dc.contributor.author	Machiridza, T.
dc.contributor.author	Ndlovu, A.
dc.coverage.spatial	Zimbabwe.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2016-02-26T12:21:23Z
dc.date.available	2016-02-26T12:21:23Z
dc.date.issued	2010-05
dc.identifier.citation	Katsidzira, L., Machiridza,T. and Ndhlovu, A. (2010) A potentially treatable cause of dementia, Central African Journal of Medicine, vol. 56,nos. 5/8, pp. 41-44.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0008-9176
dc.identifier.uri	https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/9578
dc.description	A research article on dementia in old age Zimbabweans.	en
dc.description.abstract	Dementia is under-diagnosed in routine clinical practice in the developing world. Symptoms are often attributed to normal ageing, even though they may be a result of underlying medical conditions. We report a case of a patient with extensive cerebral calcification due to hypoparathyroidism who was being managed for dementia. While cases of extensive calcification in parathyroid hormone disorders have been reported sporadically in the literature over the years, the current case highlights the potential diagnostic pitfalls when patients present with dementia.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/	en
dc.subject	Health	en
dc.title	A potentially treatable cause of dementia	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.rights.holder	University of Zimbabwe (UZ)	en

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