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1: Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2000;4(6):279-82.Click here to read Links

Hashimoto's thyroiditis--a rare but treatable cause of encephalopathy in children.

Byrne OC, Zuberi SM, Madigan CA, King MD.

The Neurology Department, The Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a very rare complication of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. It is a progressive or relapsing encephalopathy associated with elevation of thyroid specific autoantibodies. Patients usually present when euthyroid and this diagnosis should be considered in any unexplained encephalopathy or progressive cognitive decline in the euthyroid patient.

PMID: 11277369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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