title: Reversible MRI findings in a patient with Hashimoto's encephalopathy.
abstract: Diffuse subcortical MRI signal abnormalities were seen during a subacute exacerbation in a patient with Hashimoto's encephalopathy. The patient had an excellent clinical response to corticosteroids. Clinical recovery paralleled normalization of MRI abnormalities and lowering of thyroid microsomal antibody titer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA.
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Bohnen
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Parnell
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000473:pathology*