title: Choreic syndrome due to Hashimoto's encephalopathy.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D013954:Thyroglobulin; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase