Hashimoto's encephalopathy presenting with progressive cerebellar ataxia [1]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-197

  Nakagawa, H ^a   Yoneda, M ^a   Fujii, A ^a   Kinomoto, K ^a   Kuriyama, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33846880871     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.093005     Document Type: Letter

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