title: Reversible cerebellar ataxia with thyrotoxicosis: An autoimmune brain disease in remission due to Graves' disease.
abstract: We hereby report a patient with seizure disorder who was on long term carbamazepine, admitted with features of thyrotoxicosis and cerebellar dysfunction. Anticonvulsant medications are cerebellar toxins; but in this case, reversal of cerebellar dysfunction was noted upon treatment of thyrotoxicosis with antithyroid drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S Rama
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Prakasha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Ivor Peter
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: D'sa
keywords: Ataxia; autoimmune; encephalopathy; thyrotoxicosis