HASHIMOTO'S ENCEPHALOPATHY: AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF SEIZURES

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Incecik, Faruk [1 ]
Herguner, Mihriban Ozlem [1 ]
Incecik, Yesim [1 ]
Altunbasak, Sakir [1 ]
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[1] Cukurova Univ, Fac Med, Dept Pediat, Div Pediat Neurol, Adana, Turkey
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NOBEL MEDICUS | 2012年 / 8卷 / 02期
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Hashimoto's encephalopathy; seizure; child; OF-THE-LITERATURE;
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R5 [内科学];
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Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a rare, chronic relapsing and remitting encephalopathy associated with auto-antibodies against thyroid components. Clinically it is characterized by tremor, myoclonus, stroke-like episodes, seizures, impairment of consciousness, and dementia. We described here a 13-year-old boy who presented with generalized tonic clonic seizures associated with Hashimoto's encephalopathy. After corticosteroid treatment, his neurological features improved dramatically. As a result, Hashimoto's encephalopathy should be considered in cases of unexplained encephalopathy and seizures in pediatric patients.
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