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12640074

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Thyroid related autoantibodies have been related to the development of encephalopathy, known as Hashimoto's encephalopathy. However, their relation with the encephalopathy occurring in patients with Graves' disease has not been well established. The case is reported of a 51 year old woman presenting with subacute progressive dementia with evidence of hyperthyroidism. She had Graves' disease associated with high titres of thyroid related autoantibodies. Her encephalopathy was not improved by antithyroid drugs, but promptly responded to corticosteroid treatment, and stabilised with a gradual reduction of thyroid related autoantibody titres. Brain positron emission tomography initially showed a diffuse and multifocal cerebral hypometabolism with subsequent normalisation on her clinical recovery, which was consistent with the acute and reversible cerebral inflammation probably mediated by autoimmune mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-3050
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
504-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Thyrotoxic autoimmune encephalopathy: a repeat positron emission tomography study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Shinchon-dong 134, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't