@article{oai:yamanashi.repo.nii.ac.jp:00003275,
 author = {Akasu, Fumito and Haraguchi, Kazutaka and Tsunoda, Shin-ichi and Shiozawa, Zenji and Onaya, Toshimasa},
 issue = {4},
 journal = {山梨医科大学雑誌, 山梨医科大学雑誌},
 month = {},
 note = {two cases of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism (HP) associated with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and mild glucose intolerance are reported. A 67-year-old man had dysesthesia in both hands and some episodes of syncope for the last 10-years. Serum calcium was 6.6 mg/dl and inorganic phosphorus was 5.6 mg/dl. Serum PTH could not be detected and Ellsworth-Howard test was compatible with idiopathic HP. Segmental type of OPLL was found in the cervical spine by X-ray and extensive calcifications in cerebral cortex, basal ganglia and dentate nuclei were demonstrated by computed tomography. The other patient, a 71-year-old woman, had complained of headache and dysesthesia of distal extremities with a history of 33-years. Serum Calcium was 5.3 mg/dl and serum inorganic phosphorus was 5.2 mg/dl. She also had segmental type of OPLL in the cervical spine and calcification of the basal ganglia. Both of them had mild glucose intolerance. We suggest that abnormal calcium and glucose metabolism plays an important role in the pathogensis of OPLL.},
 pages = {123--128},
 title = {<Case Report> Hypoparathyroidism Associated with Ossifications of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Spine (OPLL) and Glucose Intolerance: Report of two Cases},
 volume = {1},
 year = {1986}
}