The neurological disorder associated with thyroid autoimmunity

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 975-984

  Ferracci, Franco ^a   Carnevale, Antonio ^b  

^a SAN MARTINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Organi di Senso   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Encephalopathy; Thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CARBIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUNARIZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; METHOTREXATE; PHENYTOIN; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ATAXIA; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FATIGUE; GRAVES DISEASE; HALLUCINATION; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYROIDITIS; TREMOR; VERTIGO;

AUTOANTIBODIES; BRAIN DISEASES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; THYROID HORMONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748973370     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0170-7     Document Type: Review

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