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Encephalopathy in compensated Hashimoto thyroiditis: a clinical expression of autoimmune cerebral vasculitis.

Abstract
A young girl with compensated Hashimoto thyroiditis suffered from progressive encephalopathy while euthyroid. Seizures and mental abnormalities responded excellently to corticosteroids only, supporting the view that encephalopathy could be the clinical manifestation of autoimmune cerebral vasculitis.
AuthorsM Shein, A Apter, Z Dickerman, S Tyano, N Gadoth
JournalBrain & development (Brain Dev) Vol. 8 Issue 1 Pg. 60-4 ( 1986) ISSN: 0387-7604 [Print] Netherlands
PMID3754697 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Dexamethasone
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Autoimmune Diseases (complications)
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders (complications)
  • Dexamethasone (therapeutic use)
  • Electroencephalography
  • Encephalitis (drug therapy, etiology, physiopathology)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Thyroiditis, Autoimmune (complications)
  • Vasculitis (complications)

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