Steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis presenting with late onset depression.
Steroid responsive encephalopathy associated withSteroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT), (also known as Hashimoto's encephalopathy) is a rare autoimmune encephalitis associated with high antithyroid antibodies, and presents with a relapsing-remitting or monophasic course, consisting of confusion, seizures, psychosis, dementia, or stroke-like episodes. In this report, a late onset depression was the initial presentation of SREAT in a middle aged patient, something rarely described before, indicating the need to suspect SREAT as a possible etiology for depression in this age group.
Babtain
Fawzia A
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Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. fawzi.babtain@yahoo.com
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003863:Depression / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D013256:Steroids