Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy
| Autor: | Pelin Nar Senol, Aylin Bican Demir, Ibrahim Bora, Mustafa Bakar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2016 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1687-9627 1687-9635 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2016/1267192 |
| Popis: | Hashimoto’s encephalopathy is a rare disease which is thought to be autoimmune and steroid responsive. The syndrome is characterized by cognitive impairment, encephalopathy, psychiatric symptoms, and seizures associated with increased level of anti-thyroid antibodies. The exact pathophysiology underlying cerebral involvement is still lesser known. Although symptoms suggest a nonlesional encephalopathy in most of the cases, sometimes the clinical appearance can be subtle and may not respond to immunosuppressants or immunomodulatory agents. Here we report a case who presented with drowsiness and amnestic complaints associated with paroxysmal electroencephalography (EEG) abnormalities which could be treated only with an antiepileptic drug. |
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