Choreic syndrome due to Hashimoto's encephalopathy.
We report on the instructive case of an elderly woman who became encephalopathic and concurrently developed chorea. Thyroid antibody studies were abnormal. She responded extremely well to oral corticosteroids.
D000368:Aged; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000150:complications*; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase / Q000276:immunology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000276:immunology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D000906:Antibodies; D013954:Thyroglobulin; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase