Paroxysmal Amnesia Attacks due to Hashimoto's Encephalopathy
CASE REPORTS IN MEDICINE, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
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- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.1155/2016/1267192
- Dergi Adı: CASE REPORTS IN MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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 inmost 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.