How should we denominate the encephalopathy occurring in patients with an autoimmune thyroid disease?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-

  Tamagno, Gianluca ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BRAIN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISEASE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID RESPONSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 78650163621     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02005.x     Document Type: Letter

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