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15508271

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
We report a patient with subacute diffuse encephalopathy characterised by rapidly progressive dementia with visual hallucinations, myoclonus and generalised seizures. She was euthyroid but showed high serum levels of thyreoglobulin and thyreoperoxidase antibodies. Hashimoto's encephalopathy was diagnosed. MRI of the brain in the acute phase demonstrated no structural abnormalities. However in the mesotemporal regions and the anterior parts of the brain, a decrease of the N-acetylaspartate and an increase of the Choline-containing compounds was found on MRI-spectroscopy. Reversal of these abnormalities was demonstrated a few months later after starting therapy. Plasmapheresis resulted in normalisation of serum levels of the antibodies and rapid clinical improvement. This observation supports the idea that a correlation exists between the serum levels of the thyroid auto-antibodies and the course of the clinical illness.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0300-9009
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
80-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Subacute Hashimoto's encephalopathy, treated with plasmapheresis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports