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MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16080655     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The corticosteroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (the so-called "Hashimoto's Encephalopathy") is a rare disorder with multiple symptomatology, breaking out with an acute or subacute onset and having a relapsing course, not correlated to thyroid hormone levels, with autoimmune pathogenesis, and usually associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In this paper, we report on a case study regarding a 46 year-old woman showing a subacute course cerebellar syndrome, associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, diagnosed as "Hashimoto's encephalopathy". The possible pathogenesis and the major aspects of the differential diagnostic sector are discussed with particular reference to an ataxic syndrome caused by a progressive non-familial adult onset cerebellar degeneration (PNACD), associated with the thyroid disease itself.
Authors:
B Passarella; C Negro; C Nozzoli; V De Marco; A Rini
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  La Clinica terapeutica     Volume:  156     ISSN:  0009-9074     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Ter     Publication Date:    2005 Jan-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-08-05     Completed Date:  2006-05-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372604     Medline TA:  Clin Ter     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  13-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Neurology Unit, Hospital USL BR/1 A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy. enxitp@tin.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
Brain Diseases / complications*,  diagnosis,  drug therapy
Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis,  drug therapy*,  etiology*
Female
Hashimoto Disease / complications*,  diagnosis,  drug therapy
Humans
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenal Cortex Hormones

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