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16343998

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-20
pubmed:abstractText
Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a severe but treatable condition that rarely complicates Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Clinically it is characterized by progressive or relapsing symptoms, including tremor, myoclonus, stroke-like episodes, seizures, impairment of consciousness, and dementia. We describe a patient presenting with recurrent generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE), despite antiepileptic medications, who was successfully treated with methylprednisolone. Our observation confirms that the clinical spectrum of HE at presentation is heterogeneous and diagnosis is often difficult. This case highlights the crucial importance of antithyroid antibody measurement in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained episodes of GCSE with or without adjunctive signs of encephalopathy or thyroiditis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1525-5050
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
328-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Recurrent status epilepticus as the main feature of Hashimoto's encephalopathy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports