MATERIALS AND METHODS The population for study was composed of hyper thyroid
patients seen in our laboratory between Oc tober 1966 and July 1971 whose thyroid gland …

A 44 year-old woman developed hyperthyroidism due to the coexistence of Graves' disease
and an autonomously functioning thyroid nodule (AFTN). Anti-thyrotropin receptor antibody …

A46-YEAR-OLD WOMAN presented with complaints of palpitations, heat intolerance,
tremors, and a 30-pound weight loss over 2 months. She denied any history of thyroid …

[en] Hyperthyroidism is a clinical symptom complex caused by elevated thyroid hormone
levels. Of the disorders in which it appears, the most common is Graves' disease; toxic …

Radioablation of the thyroid gland (with large doses of 131 I) was attempted in thirteen
carefully selected patients with Graves' disease, ophthalmopathy and (in five cases) pretibial …

Several theories, each supported by some experimental evidence, have been advanced to
explain the as yet obscure pathogenesis of Graves' disease. Since thyroid function normally …

Abstract C ARRIER-FREE I131 has been administered by us to patients with Graves'
disease since August 1944 in order to study primarily: a) the efficiency of I131 as an agent …

RESULTS From 1952 to 1977, mean patient age decreased from 56 to 44 yr (Table 2). Sex
ratios varied inconsistently throughout the years; for example, 63% of patients in I952 were …

The thyroidal uptake and distribution of I131 were studied in 15 patients with clinically
solitary nodules in the thyroid. In each patient the nodule was hyperfunctioning and …

Five patients with infiltrative ophthalmopathy and positive serum assays for the long-acting
thyroid stimulator of Graves' disease were studied in an attempt to understand why they did …