Ba·se·dow pseu·do·par·a·ple·gi·a

(bahz'e-dō),

weakness of the thigh muscles in thyrotoxicosis; may occur suddenly and cause the patient to fall.

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Basedow,

Karl Adolph von, German physician, 1799-1854.

Basedow disease - Synonym(s): Graves disease; thyrotoxicosis

Basedow goiter - colloid goiter which becomes hyperfunctional after the ingestion of excess iodine, causing Jod-Basedow phenomenon.

Basedow pseudoparaplegia - weakness of the thigh muscles in thyrotoxicosis.

Basedow syndrome - myeloneuropathy seen in the presence of thyrotoxicosis.

Jod-Basedow phenomenon - induction of thyrotoxicosis in a previously euthyroid individual as a result of exposure to large quantities of iodine. Synonym(s): iodine-induced hyperthyroidism

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