Basedow pseudoparaplegia

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.

Basedow,

Karl Adolph von, German physician, 1799-1854. Basedow disease - Synonym(s): Graves disease; thyrotoxicosisBasedow 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