A case of Hashimoto's encephalopathy presenting with seizures and cognitive impairment
A case of Hashimoto's encephalopathy presenting with seizures and cognitive impairment作者机构:Department of NeurologyFujian Provincial HospitalFujian Medical University Shengli Clinical CollegeFuzhou 35000FujianChina
出 版 物:《Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation》 (神经免疫与神经炎症(英文版))
年 卷 期:2016年第3卷第1期
页 面:117-119页
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
基 金:supported by the grants from the Fujian Province Natural Science Fund(2013J01275 2014J01401)
主 题:Hashimoto’s encephalopathy anti-thyroid antibodies steroid responsive encephalopathy
摘 要:Hashimoto s encephalopathy(HE)is a rare disease with unknown *** epileptic seizure is reported in association with ***,the author reported an 18-year-old girl with a history of hyperthyroidism for one *** was admitted to the hospital due to status *** thyroid function test showed that the concentration of anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies and thyroglobulin antibody were significantly *** magnetic resonance imaging showed that multiple abnormalities varied from bilateral frontal,parietal,occipital-temporal lobe to cerebellum *** patient’s symptoms were significantly relieved after methylprednisolone *** 3-month follow-up visits,she had been symptom *** is a diagnosis of exclusion and should be considered when evaluating a patient with cognitive dysfunction and high titers of anti-thyroid antibodies as it responds dramatically to steroids.