Volume 14, Issue 3 pp. 343-345

Painful legs and moving toes syndrome associated with Hashimoto's disease

J. Guimarães

J. Guimarães

Department of Neurology, Hospital Egas Moniz

Faculdade Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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L. Santos

L. Santos

Department of Neurology, Hospital Egas Moniz

Faculdade Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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P. Bugalho

P. Bugalho

Department of Neurology, Hospital Egas Moniz

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First published: 23 February 2007
Citations: 16
João Guimarães, Department of Neurology, Hospital Egas Moniz Rua Junqueira, 126, 1349-019 Lisboa, Portugal (tel.: + 351 213622091; fax: + 351 213622091; e-mail: [email protected]).

Abstract

A patient with Hashimoto’ s disease presented with painful legs and moving toes (PLMT). The neurological and electrophysiological findings suggest that, in this case, PLMT syndrome is a variety of dystonic movement and is associated with Hashimoto's disease.

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