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18033678

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-27
pubmed:abstractText
AIDS dementia complex is one of the specific infectious dementias, which is rarely seen in senescent (>75 years of age) subjects. Hashimoto encephalopathy has been described as the cause of several neurological and psychiatric syndromes including dementia. The proposed pathophysiological mechanism is an autoimmune reaction to shared, thyroid gland and CNS epitopes with subsequent cerebral dysfunction. We report here the first case of a patient who fulfils both, the criteria for AIDS dementia complex and Hashimoto encephalopathy, yet being unresponsive to steroid therapy. Diagnostic and therapeutic implications are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0885-6230
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1267-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
AIDS dementia complex and Hashimoto encephalopathy in a senescent woman.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports