Open AccessA rare cause of autistic regression in a boy with Down syndrome: Hashimoto encephalopathy
Author(s) -
Ayşe Nurcan Cebeci,
Feyza Kutlu,
Barış Ekici
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_170_19
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , encephalopathy , pediatrics , autism , thyroid peroxidase , autism spectrum disorder , magnetic resonance imaging , thyroid , psychiatry , radiology
Hashimoto encephalopathy (HE) is a rare condition associated with autoimmune thyroid disease. We aimed to report the youngest patient with Down syndrome and HE with an unusual presentation.