Motor neurone disease like picture in hyperthyroidism.

Five patients of hyperthyroidism with Motor Neurone Disease like picture seen over a span of five years are described. The illness was of over 3 years duration and all patients were males. One patient had even the diagnosis of "MND'. It took 1 to 3 months for disappearance of MND picture with antithyroid drugs. In MND like disease every effort should be made to exclude hyperthyroidism.