Paediatric Hashimoto encephalopathy, refractory epilepsy and immunoglobulin treatment-Unusual case report and review of the literature

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1903-1905

  Berger, I ^a   Castiel, Y ^a   Dor, T ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Hashimoto encephalopathy; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Refractory epilepsy

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLOBAZAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; SULTIAME; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; HALLUCINATION; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHILD; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78349243615     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01967.x     Document Type: Review

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