Vol 59, No 2 (2008)
Case report
Submitted: 2013-02-15
Published online: 2008-05-08
Hashimoto encephalopathy - a case study
Dorota Szyska-Skrobot, Aldona Kowalska, Zygmunt Jamrozik
Endokrynol Pol 2008;59(2):168-173.
Vol 59, No 2 (2008)
Case report
Submitted: 2013-02-15
Published online: 2008-05-08
Abstract
The impact of thyroid hormones upon the proper function of central nervous system has been known for many years. The neurological
symptoms and psychiatric disturbances may occur both in case of hypo- as well as hyperthyreosis.
The encephalopathy Hashimoto (EH) described in this paper is a rare illness which occurs in case of patients suffering from the autoimmunological
thyroid disease and increased level of antibodies in serum without any connections to the thyroid function. It is characterised by
a variety of neurological symptoms and psychotic disturbances, acute state, high reoccurrence and good reaction to glicocorticosteroid
treatment.
Although we face encephalopathy Hashimoto extremely rarely in the clinical practice one should remember about it during the diagnostic
process because when it is a long lasting untreated illness it may lead to the irreversible changes in the central nervous system.
(Pol J Endocrinol 2008; 59 (2): 168-171)
Abstract
The impact of thyroid hormones upon the proper function of central nervous system has been known for many years. The neurological
symptoms and psychiatric disturbances may occur both in case of hypo- as well as hyperthyreosis.
The encephalopathy Hashimoto (EH) described in this paper is a rare illness which occurs in case of patients suffering from the autoimmunological
thyroid disease and increased level of antibodies in serum without any connections to the thyroid function. It is characterised by
a variety of neurological symptoms and psychotic disturbances, acute state, high reoccurrence and good reaction to glicocorticosteroid
treatment.
Although we face encephalopathy Hashimoto extremely rarely in the clinical practice one should remember about it during the diagnostic
process because when it is a long lasting untreated illness it may lead to the irreversible changes in the central nervous system.
(Pol J Endocrinol 2008; 59 (2): 168-171)
Keywords
Hashimoto encephalopathy; thyroid antibodies; seizure; corticoids treatment
Title
Hashimoto encephalopathy - a case study
Journal
Endokrynologia Polska
Issue
Vol 59, No 2 (2008)
Article type
Case report
Pages
168-173
Published online
2008-05-08
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Bibliographic record
Endokrynol Pol 2008;59(2):168-173.
Keywords
Hashimoto encephalopathy
thyroid antibodies
seizure
corticoids treatment
Authors
Dorota Szyska-Skrobot
Aldona Kowalska
Zygmunt Jamrozik