Hashimoto encephalopathy rare cause of stroke in young patient

Neurologist

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 342-344

  Bonmann, Eckhard ^a   Prumbaum, Manfred ^b   Stippich, Christoph ^c   Ringleb, Peter ^c   Sliwka, Ulrich ^d  

^a Neurologische Praxisgemeinschaft Köln Rodenkirchen ^*  (Georgia)

^b Department of Internal Medicine v   (Georgia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d Department of Neurology   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Cerebral Vasculitis; Hashimoto encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CUSHING SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEVER; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STROKE; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DISEASES; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 73349091508     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e3181921aef     Document Type: Article

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