Hashimoto encephalopathy presenting as schizophrenia-like disorder

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-201

  Lin, Yi Ting ^a   Liao, Shih Cheng ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroiditis; Corticosteroid treatment; Hashimoto encephalopathy; Psychotic disorder; Very late onset schizophrenia like psychosis

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RISPERIDONE; STEROID; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY;

AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELUSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LACUNAR INFARCTION; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANOIA; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LATE ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA LIKE PSYCHOSIS;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349660167     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e318197926e     Document Type: Article

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