Trusted Resources: Evidence & Education
Scientific literature and patient education texts
Graves’ Disease: Overview, Diagnosis, Management
source: Cleveland Clinic
year: 2020
summary/abstract:What is Graves’ Disease?
Graves’ disease is a disorder of the body’s immune system. The disease causes thyroid hormones to be over-produced, resulting in a condition called hyperthyroidism. This term means that the body has too much thyroid hormone. In fact, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves’ disease.
What is the Thyroid Gland?
Located in the lower front of the neck, this butterfly-shaped gland produces thyroid hormones. Such hormones help the body to stay warm, use energy, and keep organs such as the brain and heart working as they should. These processes are called your metabolism.
read more
myBinderRelated Content
-
Review of the Literature and Report of a Large Series of Patients Regarding the Association of Other Autoimmune Dise...Several studies have reported an associa...
-
Your Guide to Understanding Graves’ DiseaseGraves disease is a condition that affec...
-
Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins HospitalThe Wilmer Eye Institute has long been r...
-
Michael K. Yoon, MDDr. Michael Yoon is a member of the Mass...
-
Is the Heart Involvement in Graves’ Disease Actually an Autoimmune Effect in Some Patients? Report From Cogthy –...In Graves’ disease (GD), hyperthyroidi...
-
The Johns Hopkins Hospital – Thyroid and Parathyroid CenterAt John Hopkins Thyroid and Parathyroid ...
-
Prospectively Recorded and MedDRA-Coded Safety Data of Intravenous Methylprednisolone Therapy in Graves’ Orbit...Context: Safety of intravenous (IV) ste...
To improve your experience on this site, we use cookies. This includes cookies essential for the basic functioning of our website, cookies for analytics purposes, and cookies enabling us to personalize site content. By clicking on 'Accept' or any content on this site, you agree that cookies can be placed. You may adjust your browser's cookie settings to suit your preferences. More Information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.
Powered by
Google