Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy
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 under...
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| author | Pelin Nar Senol Aylin Bican Demir Ibrahim Bora Mustafa Bakar |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-fcc09e3fbdad4aae9d70911efce289d32025-02-03T01:20:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352016-01-01201610.1155/2016/12671921267192Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto’s EncephalopathyPelin Nar Senol0Aylin Bican Demir1Ibrahim Bora2Mustafa Bakar3Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, 16285 Bursa, TurkeyDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, 16285 Bursa, TurkeyDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, 16285 Bursa, TurkeyDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, 16285 Bursa, TurkeyHashimoto’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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1267192 |
| spellingShingle | Pelin Nar Senol Aylin Bican Demir Ibrahim Bora Mustafa Bakar Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy |
| title_full | Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy |
| title_fullStr | Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy |
| title_short | Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy |
| title_sort | paroxysmal amnesia attacks due to hashimoto s encephalopathy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1267192 |
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