Hashimoto's encephalopathy: Systematic review of the literature and an additional case

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 384-390

  de Holanda, Narriane Chaves P ^a   de Lima, Denise Dantas ^a   Cavalcanti, Taciana Borges ^a   Lucena, Cynthia Salgado ^a   Bandeira, Francisco ^a  

^a Hospital Agamenon Magalhaes   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CLONAZEPAM; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOXETINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSCALCULIA; DYSGRAPHIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HASHIMOTO ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; SEIZURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEAKNESS;

EID: 84858128565     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.23.4.jnp384     Document Type: Article

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