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Case Reports
. 1986;8(1):60-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0387-7604(86)80121-8.

Encephalopathy in compensated Hashimoto thyroiditis: a clinical expression of autoimmune cerebral vasculitis

M Shein, A Apter, Z Dickerman, S Tyano, N Gadoth
Case Reports

Encephalopathy in compensated Hashimoto thyroiditis: a clinical expression of autoimmune cerebral vasculitis

M Shein et al. Brain Dev. 1986.

Abstract

A young girl with compensated Hashimoto thyroiditis suffered from progressive encephalopathy while euthyroid. Seizures and mental abnormalities responded excellently to corticosteroids only, supporting the view that encephalopathy could be the clinical manifestation of autoimmune cerebral vasculitis.

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