Thyroid disorders in elderly people: challenges, pearls and updates

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Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Hypothyroidism is common in elderly people and a part of hyperthyroid people are elderly. Thyroid disorders are associated with many of geriatric giants like dementia, osteoporosis and frailty, so screening is recommended especially in elderly females. Diagnosis may be challenging, and requiring physicians’ attention. This review gives highlights on epidemiology, age related changes, presentation, challenges with diagnosis and treatment, complications, relation to Alzheimer’s disease myths and reality, what is new in thyroid and role of resveratrol

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