Hashimoto's encephalopathy: An unusual cause of seizures in the intensive care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 578-581

  Janes, Simon E ^a   Santosh, B ^a   Thomas, David ^a   Vyas, Harish ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hashimoto's encephalopathy; Lactate; Pediatrics; Seizure

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; GLUCOCORTICOID; LACTIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; THYROID MICROSOMAL ANTIBODIES;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BLOOD; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOANTIBODIES; BRAIN DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LACTIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SEIZURES; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 21644487413     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000144704.63898.F1     Document Type: Article

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