Mental disorders associated with hyperthyroidism
Introduction
Introduction to mental disorders associated with hyperthyroidism Hyperthyroidism is a physical symptom and neuropsychiatric disorder caused by excessive secretion of thyroxine. Patients with this disease are almost always accompanied by different degrees of mental symptoms. Mental disorders are a fixed component of all clinical manifestations of this disease. basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 0.025% Susceptible people: no specific population Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: insomnia
Cause
Causes of mental disorders associated with hyperthyroidism
Psychological factors (15%):
It is a psychological process of movement and change, including human feelings, perceptions and emotions. It is often called the "inner cause" of the development of things. There must be two conditions for the development of things: internal and external. The internal cause has always been considered the first reason, and the external cause is the second reason.
Personality characteristics (10%):
Personality refers to the relatively stable and core personality psychology characteristics expressed in people's attitude towards reality and corresponding behaviors. It is the most closely related personality trait in society. It contains many social moral meanings in personality. .
Endocrine disorders (30%):
Endocrine disorders, mental disorders are associated with hypersensitivity to the beta adrenal receptors.
Metabolic disorders (25%):
Metabolic disorders and toxic substances.
Brain cell membrane (20%):
Increased permeability of brain cell membranes.
Prevention
Prevention of mental disorders associated with hyperthyroidism
Active treatment of the primary disease.
Complication
Complications of mental disorders associated with hyperthyroidism Complications insomnia
Somatic symptoms caused by excessive secretion of thyroxine: weight loss, easy sweating, excessive food intake, emotional excitement, insomnia, etc.; thyroid may be diffuse enlargement with exophthalmia, or multiple nodules in the thyroid gland, or high-functioning adenoma, There may also be neuropsychiatric disorders.
Symptom
Symptoms of mental disorders associated with hyperthyroidism Common symptoms Anxiety Mental disorder Depression Appetite Abnormal libido Suspected functional tremor
1. Mainly based on emotional changes, manifested as nervous and impulsive, allergic suspicion, fear and anxiety, or depression and anxiety, or joyful euphoria, busy in action, taking care of this, accompanied by loss of libido, abnormal appetite, sleep disorders, menstruation Disorders, etc.
2, there may be a mixed state of depression or mania and depression.
3, there are delusions, hehe.
Examine
Examination of mental disorders associated with hyperthyroidism
1, serum TSH, T3, T4 examination.
2. EEG examination.
3. Determination of basal metabolic rate.
4, thyroid iodine test.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis and diagnosis of mental disorders associated with hyperthyroidism
diagnosis
Diagnosis can be based on medical history, clinical symptoms, and laboratory tests.
Differential diagnosis
Exclude other organic mental disorders, affective disorders, schizophrenia and neurosis.
