Open AccessA Case of Newly Diagnosed Primary Hypothyroidism with Deteriorating Consciousness that did not Respond to Thyroxine – What Else should be Considered?
Author(s) -
A. Williams,
Nikki Green,
Cho Thae Phyu,
Rao Bondugulapati,
A Dixon,
John G. Harvey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0297
Subject(s) - levothyroxine , medicine , pediatrics , consciousness , encephalopathy , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , thyroid , psychology , neuroscience
We present an unusual case of a 60 year old male who was noted to have primary hypothyroidism and decreased consciousness which did not respond to Levothyroxine. Further investigations revealed a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy which responded well to steroids. We describe the case in detail and discuss the available relevant literature on this topic.