Autoimmune encephalopathy associated with thyroid autoantibodies as the cause of reversible cognitive impairment

We herewith describe a patient with acute confusion, expressive aphasia and generalized seizures. A through workup excluded most causes of encephalopathy. He was, however, found to have TSH=18.6 MIU/ml, T3reverse=0.44nmol/L, T4=0.8ng/dl and Anti-Thyroid-Peroxidase AB titer >1000 IU/ml. Based on t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maroz, Natallia, Bernhardt, Nechama, Chow, Robert Dobbin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3714092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23882359
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v2i1.11453

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3714092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23882359
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v2i1.11453

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