Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with Hashimoto thyroiditis.
An 11-year-old girl presented with sudden sensory disturbance and left-sided muscle weakness. MRI revealed ischaemic change in the right lateral thalamus and the right internal capsule. During sonographic work-up of the cervical arteries, inflammation of the thyroid gland was noted. The results of the thyroid function tests and antibody titers confirmed Hashimoto thyroidits. Under high-dose corticosteroids, the girl had a full neurological recovery.
Department of Paediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse, Bern, 3010, Switzerland. petra.zimmermann@insel.ch
Petra
P
Zimmermann
Enno
E
Stranzinger
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
D013256:Steroids