Hashimoto's encephalopathy masquerading as acute psychosis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1301-1304

  Wilcox, R A ^a   To, T ^a   Koukourou, A ^a   Frasca, J ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha enolase; Anti thyroperoxidase antibody; Delerium; Hashimoto's encephalopathy; Myoclonus; Nonvasculitic autoimmune meningoencephalitis; Steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALPHA AMINO 5 TERT BUTYL 3 HYDROXY 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; CARBIMAZOLE; LIOTHYRONINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID STIMULATING IMMUNOGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COLLAPSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HALLUCINATION; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEADACHE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 53349144367     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.10.019     Document Type: Article

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