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Brain Calcifications Secondary to Idiopathic Hyperthyroidism and Hypoparathyroidism

Bushra Zafar Sayeed, Faiza Zafar Sayeed, Muhammad Nashit and Shaheen Bhatty
Ochsner Journal March 2024, 24 (1) 53-57; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.0004
Bushra Zafar Sayeed
1Department of Medicine, Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Faiza Zafar Sayeed
1Department of Medicine, Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Muhammad Nashit
1Department of Medicine, Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Shaheen Bhatty
1Department of Medicine, Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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