Open AccessHashimoto's encephalopathy: Follow‐up data from neuropsychology, lumbar puncture, and FDG‐PET
Author(s) -
Lagström Ronja Maria Birgitta,
Østerbye Natascha Nellum,
Henriksen Otto Mølby,
Høgh Peter
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2367
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar puncture , encephalopathy , lumbar , neuropsychology , magnetic resonance imaging , pathology , radiology , cerebrospinal fluid , psychiatry , cognition
Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a rare disease with nonspecific symptoms, associated with elevated levels of anti‐TPO and/or anti‐TG. It can be potentially fatal. However, it is responsive to steroid and treated in due time, it can be fully reversible.