Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girl

Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a steroid-responsive, relapsing or progressive encephalopathy associated with thyroid autoantibodies. Age at presentation varies from 10 to 78 years. In children, Hashimoto's encephalopathy is rare, and seizures, confusion and hallucinations are the mos...

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Main Authors: Bülent Kara, Demet Demirkol-Soysal, Sema Kabataş-Eryilmaz, Metin Karaböcüoğlu, Feyza Darendeliler, Mine Calişkan
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2007-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2540
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author Bülent Kara
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Metin Karaböcüoğlu
Feyza Darendeliler
Mine Calişkan
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description Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a steroid-responsive, relapsing or progressive encephalopathy associated with thyroid autoantibodies. Age at presentation varies from 10 to 78 years. In children, Hashimoto's encephalopathy is rare, and seizures, confusion and hallucinations are the most commonly described features. We report a 10-year-old girl with the diagnosis of Hashimoto's encephalopathy and review the literature.
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spelling doaj-art-32c462dc613c47758a7cc298bcafa1af2025-08-20T03:01:15ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212007-04-01492Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girlBülent Kara0Demet Demirkol-SoysalSema Kabataş-EryilmazMetin KaraböcüoğluFeyza DarendelilerMine CalişkanDepartment of Pediatrics, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a steroid-responsive, relapsing or progressive encephalopathy associated with thyroid autoantibodies. Age at presentation varies from 10 to 78 years. In children, Hashimoto's encephalopathy is rare, and seizures, confusion and hallucinations are the most commonly described features. We report a 10-year-old girl with the diagnosis of Hashimoto's encephalopathy and review the literature. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2540
spellingShingle Bülent Kara
Demet Demirkol-Soysal
Sema Kabataş-Eryilmaz
Metin Karaböcüoğlu
Feyza Darendeliler
Mine Calişkan
Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girl
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girl
title_full Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girl
title_fullStr Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girl
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title_short Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girl
title_sort hashimoto s encephalopathy in a ten year old girl
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