Elevated Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies with Encephalopathy in MELAS Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 414-417

  Chan, Derrick W S ^a   Lim, C C Tchoyoson ^b   Tay, Stacey K H ^c   Choong, Chew Thye ^a   Phuah, Huan Kee ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b National Neuroscience Institute   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARBAMAZEPINE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MELAS SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID THERAPY; STROKE;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; AUTOANTIBODIES; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MELAS SYNDROME;

EID: 34249892178     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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