Choreic syndrome due to Hashimoto's encephalopathy

Movement Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1091-1092

  Taurin, Gregory ^a   Golfier, Véronique ^a   Pinel, Jean François ^a   Deburghgraeve, Véronique ^b   Poirier, Jean Yves ^a   Edan, Gilles ^a   Vérin, Marc ^a  

^a University School of Medicine   (France)

^b Department of Endocrinology University School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Choreic movement; Hashimoto's encephalopathy; Subacute diffuse encephalopathy; Thyroidosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LEVOTHYROXINE; PREDNISOLONE; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036764843     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.10230     Document Type: Article

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