title: Hashimoto's Encephalopathy Presenting with Acute Cognitive Dysfunction and Convulsion.
abstract: Hashimoto's encephalopathy is an immune-mediated disorder characterized by acute or subacute encephalopathy related to increased anti-thyroid antibodies. Clinical manifestations of Hashimoto's encephalopathy may include stroke-like episodes, altered consciousness, psychosis, myoclonus, abnormal movements, seizures, and cognitive dysfunction. Acute cognitive dysfunction with convulsion as initial clinical manifestations of Hashimoto's encephalopathy is very rare. We report a 65-year-old man who developed acute onset of cognitive decline and convulsion due to Hashimoto's encephalopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Woo-Hyuk
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Meyung-Kug
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Bong-Goo
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Yoo
keywords: Cognition; Hashimoto’s encephalopathy; Seizures