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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 331-334 |
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Hashimoto's encephalopathy misdiagnosed as pyogenic meningoencephalitis
Naveed Mohsin1, Javvid Muzamil Dandroo1, Nawaz Ahmad Sheikh1, Atif Rasool Kawoosa1, Ravouf Asimi2
1 Department of General Medicine, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2 Department of Neurology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Naveed Mohsin
Department of Internal Medicine, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, G 15, Married Doctors Hostel, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2349-5006.196327
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Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a controversial and underrecognized condition, associated with autoimmune thyroiditis. Presentation may be an insidious development of cognitive impairment or recurrent acute episodes of focal neurological deficit with confusion. Here, we present a case of middle-aged female that presented with headache, vomiting with alteration of sensorium, and left side weakness and responded well to steroids. A negative microbiological screen of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum along with raised CSF protein, elevated serum antithyroid antibodies, and characteristic electroencephalogram and neuroimaging findings yielded the diagnosis. |
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