Hashimoto's encephalopathy with selective involvement of the nucleus accumbens: A case report

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 218-220

  Mancardi, M M ^a   Fazzini, F ^a   Rossi, A ^a   Gaggero, Roberto ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Hashimoto's encephalopathy; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Nucleus accumbens; Ventral striatopallidal system

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MANNITOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 23644461167     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865712     Document Type: Article

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