Hashimoto's encephalopathy in a ten-year-old girl.
Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a steroid-responsive, relapsing or progressive encephalopathy associated with thyroid autoantibodies. Age at presentation varies from 10 to 78 years. In children, Hashimoto's encephalopathy is rare, and seizures, confusion and hallucinations are the most commonly described features. We report a 10-year-old girl with the diagnosis of Hashimoto's encephalopathy and review the literature.
Kara
Bülent
B
Department of Pediatrics, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Demirkol-Soysal
Demet
D
Kabataş-Eryilmaz
Sema
S
Karaböcüoğlu
Metin
M
Darendeliler
Feyza
F
Calişkan
Mine
M
D001323:Autoantibodies; D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D001323:Autoantibodies; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone