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A case of Hashimoto's encephalopathy presenting with seizures and psychosis
Min-Joo Lee, Hae-Sang Lee, Jin-Soon Hwang, Da-Eun Jung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2012;55(3):111-113.   Published online March 16, 2012

Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a rare, poorly understood, autoimmune disease characterized by symptoms of acute or subacute encephalopathy associated with increased anti-thyroid antibody levels. Here, we report a case of a 14-year-old girl with HE and briefly review the literature. The patient presented with acute mental changes and seizures, but no evidence of infectious encephalitis. In the acute stage, the...



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