Thyrotoxic autoimmune encephalopathy: A repeat positron emission tomography study

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 504-506

  Seo, S W ^a   Lee, B I ^a   Lee, J D ^a   Park, S A ^a   Kim, K S ^a   Kim, S H ^a   Yun, M J ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0037381186     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.4.504     Document Type: Article

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